People under 18 arrested during protests are in 'bad conditions'
Two weeks after the November protests, and while the Islamic Republic's authorities have yet to announce the number of detainees, reports have been published about the "bad conditions" of prisoners, especially detained children.
The Kurdistan Human Rights Network, citing "informed sources" in Sanandaj, reported that more than 100 people arrested in the recent protests "are being held in harsh conditions in the compound of the IRGC's Beit al-Maqdis barracks," and "students and children have also been observed among them."
The human rights organization "Hengao" also reported that three brothers, all under the age of 18, have been arrested in Kermanshah and their families have no information about their situation.
According to this report, three brothers named Sajjad Naderi, 14 years old, Parham Naderi, 16 years old, and Pouria Naderi, 18 years old, son of Mohammad, were arrested on November 26.
Meanwhile, Ali Akbar Javidan, the chief of police in Kermanshah province, announced the arrest of three people in the city of Javanroud, saying they are between 17 and 27 years old.
In Khuzestan province, a number of those arrested are under the age of 18.
Meanwhile, human rights activist Karim Daheimi told Radio Farda that among those arrested were a number of 14, 15, and 17-year-olds.
According to Mr. Daheimi, a number of detainees have also been transferred to Yazd, which could be due to a lack of space.
He also said that the detainees have been transferred to Ahvaz Central Prison and the IRGC and police detention centers, but there is no information about their condition.
Previously, reports have been published about the poor conditions of Fashafoyeh Prison, or Greater Tehran Prison, where detainees from the November protests are being held.
For example, Hassan Khalilabadi, the head of the Islamic Council of Rey, reported on December 24th about the very difficult conditions of the imprisoned protesters and said that "Fashafoyeh Prison does not have the necessary facilities."
However, Heshmatollah Hayat-ol-Ghaib, the director general of Tehran Province Prisons, called these remarks "completely incorrect and false."
A number of prisoners who have been held in Fashafoyeh Prison have also called the conditions of this detention center "catastrophic."
Among them, Qasem Sholeh Saadi, a lawyer and former member of parliament, said in an interview with Radio Farda that the prison's water supply was cut off for half the day and night, and water was stored in large, dirty garbage bins for prisoners to use.
The former MP also said that the walls in this prison are full of bedbugs.
According to Mr. Sholeh Saadi, even in normal times, there was little space for prisoners in this prison, and some of them slept in the corridors.
In the images released from the Attorney General's visit to this prison, people were seen with broken arms and legs. It is not clear whether they suffered these physical injuries during the clashes, during their detention, or during subsequent interrogations.
In recent days, a number of former political prisoners have warned about the recurrence of incidents such as the Kahrizak detention center, as well as the deaths of prisoners during the November protests in prison.
Source: Radio Farda
