Prison

Evin Prison Administration by Former Kahrizak Director and Increased Illegal Restrictions on Political Prisoners

Under the management of Gholamreza Ziaei, former head of Rajai Shahr Prison and Kahrizak Detention Center, Evin Prison has imposed numerous illegal restrictions on prisoners.

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Shapour Ehsani Rad, a member of the board of directors of the Free Workers Union of Iran, was sentenced to prison and exile.

Shapour Ehsani Rad, labor activist and board member of the Free Workers Union of Iran, was sentenced to 6 years in prison by the Tehran Revolutionary Court.

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Request for conditional release of imprisoned teacher Mahmoud Beheshti Langroodi rejected

The Tehran Prosecutor's Office has opposed the request for conditional release of Mahmoud Beheshti Langroodi, a teacher union activist and spokesperson for the Teachers' Union.

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Letter from a female activist imprisoned in Iran on the occasion of the International Day against the Death Penalty

Atena Daemi, a human rights activist serving her sentence in Evin Prison, wrote an open letter on the occasion of…

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Atena Daemi sentenced to "another two years and one month in prison"

The father of Atena Daemi, a civil rights activist who is currently in prison, announced on Wednesday, October 8, that his son had been re-convicted. Hossein…

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Azita Rafizadeh, a lecturer at the Baha'i Institute of Higher Education, was released from Evin Prison after completing her sentence.

Azita Rafizadeh, a Baha'i citizen and one of the instructors at the Baha'i Institute of Higher Education, was arrested four years ago on charges of "acting against...

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Continued repression of civil activists in Iran; Ruhollah Mirzaei sentenced to 2 years in prison

Ruhollah Mirzaei, a civil activist from Ilam, was sentenced to two years in prison by the Revolutionary Court. According to the campaign…

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Yasman Ariani was transferred to the "IRGC Intelligence Unit in Evin Prison"

Yasman Ariani, a civil activist who was sentenced to more than sixteen years in prison for opposing the mandatory hijab, was released this evening…

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