House Arrest of Presidential Candidates, Long a Taboo Topic, Emerges as Public Issue Again in Iran
Minister of Justice, Mostafa Pourmohammadi Three days after President Hassan Rouhani suggested the possibility of a ...
Tag : prison conditions
June 28, 2012
Kept in Solitary as Punishment, Says Imprisoned Activist’s Wife
Saeed Madani, 74, remains in Evin Prison’s Ward 209 after having completed his interrogations. Mansoureh Ettefagh, Madani’s wife, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that he has likely undergone torture during his detention. She also said that his interrogators are keeping Madani ...
April 25, 2012
Imprisoned Student Beaten in Front of Parents
The parents of imprisoned student Javad Alikhani told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that they watched the guards at Evin Prison beat up their son. Authorities also prevented the family from having an in-person visit. “We had taken heavy duty glue for ...
April 19, 2012
In Recurring Pattern, Labor Activist Denied Furlough and Medical Leave
Following a recent pattern of restrictions on political prisoner rights, authorities have forbidden imprisoned labor activist Reza Shahabi from furlough or medical leave. His brother Hassan, Shahabi, told the Campaign that his physical condition is rapidly deteriorating, and he is in need of urgent medical ...
April 18, 2012
Imprisoned Blogger Will Get Medical Leave Only If He Confesses, Say Authorities
On 8 April, authorities transferred Hossein Ronaghi Maleki, a blogger who has been suffering from kidney and bladder disease while in prison, to Hasheminejad Hospital. His mother, Zoleikha Mousavi, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that judicial authorities have denied him medical ...
April 5, 2012
Despite Posting Bail, Former Tehran Mayor Remains in Security Ward
74-year-old political prisoner and former mayor of Tehran Mohammad Tavassoli continues to be held in prison despite his deteriorating physical condition and posting bail, said Mehdi Nourbakhsh in an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. Dr. Mehdi Nourbakhsh, a close relative ...
March 21, 2012
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 ...
March 21, 2012
In Solitary Confinement for 65 Days, Political Activist Gets Only One Phone Call
Researcher and sociologist Saeed Madani, who was arrested by security forces on 7 January 2012, remains in solitary confinement and has only been allowed to contact his family once since his detention began, his wife Mansoureh Ettefagh told the International Campaign for Human Rights in ...
November 18, 2011
Imprisoned Journalist Awaits Surgery After Nine Months
Mehdi Mahmoudian, an imprisoned journalist and member of the Participation Front political party, was transferred from Rajaee Shahr Prison to a hospital in May 2011 and will undergo surgery Thursday morning. In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, a source ...
August 15, 2011
Lawyer and Former MP in Need of Immediate Medical Attention
In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Sahandej Sholeh Sadi, wife of university professor, lawyer, and former Member of the Iranian Parliament Ghassem Sholeh Sadi talked about her husband’s new charges and his physical condition in prison. Expressing concern about ...
August 10, 2011
They Keep My Father In Prison For His Criticism of Khamenei, Says Son of Imprisoned Journalist
Mehdi Saharkhiz, son of journalist Issa Saharkhiz, who is currently serving his three-year prison term, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that his father has been sentenced to an additional two years in prison. “The new ruling against him is like the ...
July 27, 2011
“I Fear for His Safety,” Says Father of Imprisoned Student Zia Nabavi
َIn an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Ali Akbar Nabavi, father of imprisoned student activist Zia Nabavi, expressed concern about rumors that political prisoners in Ahvaz will soon be transferred back to Karoon Prison. “I talked with Zia on the ...
July 12, 2011
Heshmatollah Tabarzadi’s Son: ‘My Father Says Furlough is Impossible’
In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, political prisoner Heshmatollah Tabarzadi’s son, Hossein Tabarzadi, told the Campaign that his father is in poor condition and his family is concerned about his health. “Our family’s last visit with my father was ...
June 8, 2011
Mashad’s Prison Is Hell, Says Political Prisoner’s Wife
Hashem Khastar, leader of Mashad Teachers Union and prisoner at Mashad’s Vakilabad Prison, was transferred to the ward for murder and drug trafficking convicts after publishing a letter exposing the inhumane conditions and secret executions at Vakilabad. In an interview with the International Campaign for ...
June 6, 2011
Held in Solitary Confinement, Imprisoned Teacher Unaware of Mother’s Death
Rassoul Badaghi, an imprisoned teacher, has been on a dry hunger strike for the past two weeks in protest of his prison conditions at Rajaee Shahr Prison. As he remains in solitary confinement, he is unaware of his mother’s death and her funeral yesterday. Despite ...
June 2, 2011
Torture at Evin Prison: Journalist’s Own Experiences and His Interviews with 19 Political Prisoners
In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, journalist Saeed Pourheydar, who was arrested twice after the 2009 election and eventually sentenced to five years in prison, described his prison abuse, charges, his detention conditions inside Evin Prison, and the torture ...
May 18, 2011
Prisoners of Conscience Will Not Be Transferred to Gharchak Prison, Says Sotoudeh’s Husband
While all female political prisoners at Evin Prison were transferred to the prison’s Methadone Ward and told they would soon be moved to Gharchak Prison in Varamin, in an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Reza Khandan, Nasrin Sotoudeh’s husband, said ...
May 13, 2011
Eyewitness Describes Horrific Conditions Inside Karoon Prison In Ahwaz
Seyed Morteza Bakhtiari, the Minister of Justice, during his recent visit to Karoon Prison in Ahvaz. Payman Roshan Zamir, a political prisoner who spent ...