Continued Protests by Political and Civil Prisoners Over Their Conditions in Iranian Prisons

Protests by political and civil prisoners over their conditions in prisons and the authorities’ disregard for the principle of separating prisoner categories continue. Recently, a number of female political prisoners have stated in separate messages that they do not have the right to breathe clean air and drink ordinary water, and in some cases have been threatened with murder by some common criminals.

The conditions of political and civil prisoners in Islamic Republic prisons and the non-implementation of the principle of separating prisoners has been one of the main demands of prisoners, which has constantly been met with indifference by prison officials. Many political and civil prisoners believe that their transfer to the dangerous prisoners section is carried out with the aim of punishing them and increasing pressure on them, and in some cases they are deprived of the right to breathe clean air and drink ordinary water and similar matters.

Taghi Rahmani, a political activist and husband of Narges Mohammadi, a detained human rights activist, wrote in a tweet quoting his wife from Qarchak Prison in Varamin, that the daily necessity of every human being—the right to breathe clean air and drink ordinary water—has been taken from them.

Shakila Manfred, a political prisoner in Qarchak Prison, in an audio file that reached Voice of America, said that she has been threatened with murder and does not have personal security in the prison.

Source: Voice of America