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Opposition Leader Mehdi Karroubi Briefly Hospitalized Amidst Rising Concerns for His Physical Well-Being

    November 19th, 2012 – [Saham News] Opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi was reportedly admitted for a few hours to one of the hospital affiliated with Iran’s security apparatus yesterday. Karroubi’s transfer to a hospital by security forces took place in the wake of rising concerns and warning signs regarding his physical well being.

Inadequate Medical Care At The Jail, Caused Physical Injury To A Gonabadi Dervish

    According to Majzooban reporter, Gonabadi dervish, Mohammad Ali Shamshirzan who has been held in Adel Abad Prison for more than 7 months, had a severe toothache for three days but despite his family and lawyer’s follow-up unfortunately authorities did not allow him to be sent to the medical center for treatment.

Journalist’s Wife Speaks of His Physical Abuse and Need for Medical Treatment

    In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Nahid Kouhshekaf, the wife of journalist Ehsan Houshmand who has been in prison for more than two months, said that she has not had any visits with her husband since his arrest and that he has been subjected to physical abuse […]

With Increasing Restrictions at “Akhtar Prison”, Concerns Mount Regarding Zahra Rahnavard’s Physical Well Being

January 15th, 2011  [Kaleme]  Almost a year has past since the illegal house arrest of Mir Hossein Mousavi and his wife Zahra Rahnavard.  During this time, Mousavi and Rahnavard have been deprived of their basic civil rights such as visitation and contact with their family members and loved ones. Moreover, family members and supporters who […]

40 Days After Release From Prison, Ashkan Zahabiyan Still Suffers From Stuttering, Physical, Psychological Damage

    Every day news reports from around the country are heard about physical and mental damage inflicted on political activists, civil activists and journalists who are former & current political prisoners. The worse cases can be seen in the lesser known prisoners.

Fear of Physical and Psychological Pressure on Journalist Inside IRGC’s Ward 2-A

  A month after his arrest, judicial authorities informed the family of detained journalist Amir Ali Allamehzadeh that he is held in a solitary cell inside Ward 2-A of Evin Prison, a friend of Allamehzadeh told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. “Mr. Allamehzadeh was arrested on Sunday, 18 September in Tehran, along […]

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