Mohammad Baqer Nobakht, a spokesman for the Rohani administration, says the ministries of intelligence and justice have been charged with preparing a report on recent events at Evin Prison and the result will be made public. The announcement comes after the Minister of Justice dismissed the importance of the Evin Prison events, saying there […]
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Guard from prison attack said to have tried suicide
A report published by the opposition website Kaleme says a solider guard tried to commit suicide following the attack on political prisoners in Ward 350 of Evin Prison. According to this report, the soldier was involved in the attack on the prisoners, and his involvement led him to attempt suicide. The soldier reportedly shot […]
Evin prisoners’ families complain about beatings
Irina Bukova, the Director General of UNESCO, visited historic sites and buildings in Isfahan today Monday April 28, 2014. The families of political prisoners in Ward 350 of Evin Prison have filed a complaint against four judiciary officials in connection with recent incidents at the prison. The Kaleme website reports that the families have […]
Head of Judiciary says no rules broken during Evin incident
Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani, the head of Iran’s Judiciary, says that no violations occurred during an incident in Ward 350 of Evin Prison and he slammed “seditious efforts at creating adverse publicity.” ISNA reports that on Wednesday April 23 at a meeting of top judiciary officials, Ayatollah Larijani referred to the recent incident in Ward […]
Prisoners call for investigation of beatings at Evin Prison
As controversy over the alleged attack on political prisoners in Ward 350 of Evin Prison deepens, 74 prisoners have written a letter of complaint urging the Tehran Prosecutor to investigate the matter. The Kaleme opposition website, which first reported on the alleged attack, has now published the prisoners’ letter of complaint along with the […]
MP calls for family visits after reports of prisoner beatings
Iranian MP Ali Motahari has called on prison authorities to arrange for the families of political prisoners in Ward 350 of Evin Prison to visit their kin, following the publication of contradictory reports about prisoners in that ward receiving beatings. Qanoon on line reports that Motahari said: “The head of Prison Organizations has to […]
Prison official denies attack on Evin prisoners
The head of Iran’s Prison Organization denies that Evin Prison was the site of any recent violence or attacks. ILNA reports that Gholamhossein Esmaili said such rumours are merely being spread by “anti-Revolutionaries” and have no substance. On Thursday, the Kaleme website reported that forces from the intelligence ministry, Revolutionary Guards and over 100 […]