Iranian political activist Emad Bahavar was released on Thursday December 18 after serving five years in jail for his support of reformist leaders MirHosein Mousavi and Mohammad Khatami. Bahavar was sentenced to 10 years in jail in the preliminary court but his sentenced was reduced in the appeals court. Bahavar was only given five […]
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Emad Bahavar’s Eyewitness Account of The Brutal Attack On Ward 350 Political Prisoners
On April 17, 2014 Ward 350 of Evin prison was raided and the political prisoners brutally attacked and beaten resulting in many serious injuries. Below is translation of a letter written by political prisoner Emad Bahavar giving an eyewitness account of the portion of the raid that he witnessed. I feel as though pain […]
The Supreme Court Has Overturned The 10 Imprisonment Sentence Of Political Prisoner Emad Bahavar
The ten year imprisonment sentence of political prisoner Emad Bahavar has been overturned by the Supreme Court, and the case has been sent back to the Appeals Court. After Bahavar’s defense attorneys presented their case to the Supreme Court, the Court ruled in favor of the defense, overturning the ten year imprisonment sentence and […]