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Tag : Saeed Shirzad

September 25, 2019

Authorities Deny Prisoner of Conscience Saeed Shirzad Eye Operation, Access to Mother’s Funeral

Prisoner of conscience Saeed Shirzad has been imprisoned for over five years for attempting to help the children of political prisoners access education. Behind bars for over five years, prisoner of ...

December 12, 2018

Political Prisoner Saeed Shirzad Could Lose Kidney From Lack of Proper Medical Care  

Iranian political prisoner Saeed Shirzad could lose a kidney if Iranian authorities continue to refuse to hospitalize him outside of Rajaee Shahr Prison where he has been held for the ...

November 28, 2017

Political Prisoners in Rajaee Shahr Prison Slapped With New Charges for Engaging in Peaceful Protest

Christian convert Ebrahim Firoozi and political activist Saeed Shirzad. Three prisoners in Iran’s Rajaee Shahr Prison are facing new charges for participating in a ...

November 9, 2017

Political Prisoners Urge International NGOs to Investigate Case of Inmate With Suspected Cancer

Three human rights activists held in Rajaee Shahr Prison in Iran have written a letter urging international rights groups to help fellow political prisoner Majid Assadi, who has been denied outside medical treatment despite severe health problems ...

January 19, 2017

Saeed Shirzad Ends Hunger Strike After Officials Pledge to End Rights Abuses at Rajaee Shahr Prison

An informed source close to imprisoned civil rights activist Saeed Shirzad said Shirzad ended his hunger strike after 39 days when “Judiciary and Rajaee Shahr Prison officials met ...

January 14, 2017

Listen to Ailing Political Prisoner Saeed Shirzad “Before It’s Too Late,” Warns Lawyer

Saeed Shirzad has been hospitalized in critical condition after more than 35 days on hunger strike. The lawyer ...

January 12, 2017

Activist Saeed Shirzad on Hunger Strike Against Poor Prison Conditions Hospitalized

Imprisoned children's rights activist Saeed Shirzad began his hunger strike in Rajaee Shahr Prison on December 17, 2016, the day he sewed his lips shut. Imprisoned civil rights activist ...

January 6, 2017

Conservative Tehran MP to Judiciary: Review Case of Political Prisoner on Hunger Strike

Wave of Hunger Strikes Highlights Prisoners’ Plights Conservative member of Parliament Ali Motahari has publicly asked the Judiciary to review the case of ailing political prisoner Ali Shariati, who has been ...

December 20, 2016

Five Political Prisoners in Iran on Life-Threatening Hunger Strikes in Desperate Bid for Case Reviews

The lives of at least three imprisoned civil rights activists in Iran are perilously in danger after suffering health complications from weeks on hunger strike, while another has sewn his lips shut, but ...

December 1, 2015

Imprisoned Children’s Rights Activist Denied Bail

Saeed Shirzad Saeed Shirzad, a children’s rights activist sentenced to five years in prison, has been denied bail during the appeal process, a source close to his ...

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