Prison

US sanctions Evin Prison and head of Iranian Broadcasting Corporation

The United States has sanctioned six individuals and three entities linked to Iran, including Evin Prison and the Ansar Hezbollah group.

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Aras Amiri, a student living in the UK, was released from Evin Prison on bail.

Aras Amiri, an Iranian student at Kingston University in the UK, who was arrested by agents of the Ministry of Intelligence and transferred to Evin Prison,…

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Extension of temporary detention order for environmental activists in Evin until April 25: "No one is held accountable"

An informed source told the Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that temporary detention orders have been issued for seven detained environmental activists…

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Hamid Baghaei arrested to serve 15-year sentence

Hamid Baghaei, Vice President of Iran during the Ahmadinejad era, following the finality of the court verdict and in order to serve…

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68 years in prison for 11 people in Mashhad "on charges of setting fire to mosques and public property"

The Deputy Prosecutor of Mashhad announced that 11 members of the "Restart" group have been sentenced to a total of 68 years in prison, including…

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University professor dies in Evin prison two weeks after arrest; authorities say it was suicide

The death of a university professor and environmental activist comes nearly two weeks after his arrest in…

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