Prison

Pressure continues on families of political prisoners in Iran; 20-year-old daughter of imprisoned lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh arrested for several hours, released on bail

Reports indicate that Mehraveh Khandan, the daughter of Nasrin Sotoudeh, a lawyer imprisoned in Iran, was arrested and transferred to Evin Prison Prosecutor's Office after…

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Ali Nourizad's mother: Instead of prosecuting the perpetrators of the passenger plane crash, they have imprisoned those who expressed sympathy

Fatemeh Maleki, the wife of Mohammad Nourizad and mother of Ali Nourizad, says her son was only arrested for participating in the January 2019 protests.

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Judicial officials admit to killing 5 prisoners during April protests at Ahvaz Central Prison

More than four months after widespread protests by prisoners following the outbreak and spread of the coronavirus in Iranian prisons…

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Case preparation and prison sentence for Jafar Azimzadeh

An informed source told the Campaign for Human Rights in Iran about the serious physical condition of Jafar Azimzadeh, the secretary of the…

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Nasrin Sotoudeh protested the "cruel conditions" in Iranian prisons by going on a hunger strike in prison.

Nasrin Sotoudeh, a lawyer and imprisoned civil activist, published a letter protesting the failure to release political prisoners amid…

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The project of arresting dual nationals continues; Masoud Mosaheb and Shahram Shirkhani are sentenced to 20 years in prison on charges of espionage.

While the situation of detained and imprisoned dual nationals in Iran is extremely worrying, the regime is now arresting more…

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Six political prisoners in Evin Prison have contracted the coronavirus; health protocols are not being followed

The wife of Esmael Abdi, a teacher union activist, says that this imprisoned teacher and 11 other prisoners from Ward 8 of Evin Prison…

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Some political prisoners infected with coronavirus in Evin Prison

Some political prisoners in Evin Prison have been infected with the coronavirus. According to HRANA News Agency, Jafar Azimzadeh, Secretary of the Board of Directors…

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