Political prisoner and blogger Hossein Ronaghi Maleki was released from Evin prison today. According to Kaleme blogger and human rights activist Hossein Ronaghi was detained on December 13, 2009 at his home in Malekan close to Tabriz. He was held for 13 months in solitary confinement in Ward 2-A of Evin prison under severe […]
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17 political prisoners announce end of hunger strike: We will continue to pursue the violations
17 of the political prisoners from Evin prison Ward 350 who had launched a hunger strike in protest of the April 17 vicious attack that took place in the prison, announced that they are ending their hunger strike while emphasizing that they continue their demand for an impartial investigation of the attack. Below is […]
Hossein Ronaghi transferred to clinic of Evin prison
Hossein Ronaghi Maleki, the political prisoner of ward 350 of Evin prison, was transferred to prison clinic. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), this political prisoner is hospitalized due to fever caused by elevated blood concentration. Hossein Ronaghi Maleki is suffering from kidney disease and despite the effort of […]
Letter by Hossein Ronaghi’s father to Ayatollah Khamenei
In a letter to the leadership, the father of Hossein Ronaghi expressed his concern regarding the attack in Ward 350 at Evin prison and said the lives of political prisoners including that of his son are in danger. According to the letter provided to Kaleme, Ronaghi’s father requested that the Supreme Leader follow-up and […]
New information about injuries sustained by political prisoners
Among the serious injuries sustained in today’s violent raid were face and neck injuries; rupture of the artery; skull fracture; broken ribs; broken bones in hands and feet; swelling, bruising and trauma caused by baton strikes. According to Keleme this type of violent altercation in Ward 350 has been unprecedented in the past two […]
Ward 350 of Evin prison witness to the most unprecedented violence against political prisoners within the last two decades.
According to Kaleme, agents from the IRGC, Ministry of Intelligence, and over hundreds of prison guards violently raided Ward 350 of Evin prison and beat up prisoners using batons and other weapons. At least 30 prisoners were injured during the violent assault and 4 political prisoners are so far known to have been transferred […]
Letter by Hossein Ronaghi’s father to Tehran Prosecutor
Committee of Human Rights Reporters – In a letter to the Tehran Prosecutor, Hossein Ronaghi’s father divulges that a judicial office administrator has personally taken action to prevent medical furlough for the jailed activist. In his letter Ahmad Ronaghi Maleki disclosed that an individual by the name of Sattari who is the Director of […]
Judicial lack of accountability and disregard for the law in the case of Hossein Ronaghi Meleki
The Tehran Revolutionary Court rejected the findings of the medical examiner’s office and denied medical leave for Hossein Ronaghi. According to Kaleme, the Tehran Prosecutor in accordance with Article 291 of the Criminal Procedure Code forwarded the findings of the country’s highest legal medical examiner’s office to Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court which […]
Hossein Ronaghi still in critical health condition
The secretary of branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran sabotages the legal procedure of Hossein Ronaghi’s medical furlough. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Mr. Sattari, the secretary of branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran has threatened Hossein Ronaghi’s father when he was insisting on […]
Hossein Ronaghi’s message of condolences to Peyman Arefi
My honorable and suffering friend Peyman, A prisoner knows well the meaning of being imprisoned, understands the agony of loss and separation. The tragic incident that resulted in the death of your mother and wife was an “accident”, but did not happen “accidently.” I believe this devastating event was the tragic end result of […]