Jailed activist and blogger Hossein Ronaghi Maleki was temporarily released on the exorbitant bail of 1.4 billion toumans after repeated requests for his release due to health complications. The Kaleme website reports that leave is granted for only eight days despite the serious nature of Ronaghi Maleki’s health problems involving his stomach, kidney and […]
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Norouz message from mother of Hossein Ronaghi Maleki
Zoleikha Mousavi, mother of Hossein Ronaghi Maleki shared the following message for Norouz: As long as I’m alive I will not have a moment of peace. The day my son was kidnapped from me, my heart was penetrated with the weight of all the pain in the world. This is the 6th year I […]
Father of Imprisoned Blogger Pleads for His Ill Son’s Release
The father of blogger Hossein Ronaghi Maleki, who, prior to a six-month medical furlough granted for severe illness had been imprisoned since 2009 for his peaceful activities following the disputed 2009 presidential election in Iran, is appealing for an end to his son’s incarceration after the blogger was returned to prison. “My son has […]
Prisoner’s father threatens self-immolation if son not freed
Ahmad Ronaghi Maleki, the father of jailed blogger Hossein Ronaghi Maleki, has threatened to set himself on fire in front of the prosecutor’s office in Tehran if the authorities refuse to release his son for necessary medical care. The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran reports that Hossein Ronaghi Maleki, who had been released […]
Hossein Ronaghi Maleki released from Evin prison
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 […]
Hossein Ronaghi transferred to hospital
Hossein Ronaghi Maleki has been transferred from Evin prison to Hasheminejad hospital. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Hossein Ronaghi Maleki, the prisoner of ward 350 of Evin prison, was transferred to Hasheminejad hospital in Tehran, after affirmation of physicians, on Monday June 16th. His father has stated, “It […]
7 detainees in Rajai Shahr prison announce hunger strike
7 prisoners in Rajai Shahr prison launched a hunger strike on Wednesday April 23rd in protest of the violent assault of detainees in Evin prison Ward 350. Following is their letter as provided to Kaleme Noble people of Iran, The 1979 Revolution was not one event, but rather a long process in line with […]
Hossein Ronaghi’s Father Describing Evin’s Visiting Room Today: Everyone Was Crying. They Have Beaten Our Children
Following is an interview by the opposition site Kaleme with the father of imprisoned blogger Hossein Ronaghi Maleki after today’s visit in Evin with his son: Mr. Ronaghi, today was the weekly visiting day for Ward 350 prisoners, did you visit your son? did you see your son? Currently we are in front of […]
Father begins sit-in over denied visit to jailed blogger son
Ahmad Ronaghi Maleki, the father of jailed blogger Hossein Ronaghi Maleki, began a sit-in on Monday March 17 in front of Evin Prison to protest “the behaviour of the prosecutor and prison officials. “Saham News reports that Ronaghi Maleki had gone to visit his son, but the officials refused to let him to deliver […]
Jailed blogger’s father seeks prosecutor’s help
Ahmad Ronaghi Maleki, the father of jailed blogger Hossein Ronaghi Maleki, has written to the Tehran Prosecutor calling for the release of his “ailing son.” The Kaleme website reports that in a letter to Abbas Jafari Dowlaatabadi, Ronaghi Maleki says that his application for the release of his son on medical grounds has been […]