Alarming Conditions of Political Prisoners in Southwest Iran Prison
International Liberty Association: Reports from Iran’s Sheyban Prison indicate that the condition of political prisoners is alarming. This is while that the number of inmates contracting Covid-19 in the prison has jumped up in recent months due to the increase in the number of prisoners in this facility. Prisoners’ access to food is... Read More
Alireza Farshi from Evin Prison: “Will someone helps the prisoners?”
International Liberty Association: Alireza Farshi Dizjikan, a Turkish (Azerbaijani) activist imprisoned in Evin Prison, has written a letter to the Deputy Chief Justice of Evin Prison, requesting that the prison situation be addressed and that social distancing be observed during the corona outbreak. In the part of the letter, Mr Farshi... Read More
16 UN Special Rapporteurs call for the immediate release of Narges Mohammadi
"Iran must release human rights defender Narges Mohammadi, reportedly ill with coronavirus symptoms, and other arbitrarily detained individuals before it is too late", a group of UN human rights experts said on Wednesday 22 July 2020. International Liberty Association: 16 UN rapporteurs, including Javid Rahman, the UN Special Rapporteur... Read More
The Observer: No water, no soap and crowded cells: COVID-19 fears spark riots in Iran’s prisons
Photo: The Observer International Liberty Association: The Observer, France24, has reported Iran Prisons’ condition after Coronavirus outbreak in this country. To read full reports please click here. Official state media have reported riots at numerous prisons, noting one death - in Khorramabad in western Lorestan province on March 19 -... Read More
AP: Crammed in filthy cells, political prisoners fear infection
(AP Photo/Arash Ashourinia, File) International Liberty Association: This is about a report by MAGGIE MICHAEL, SARAH EL DEEB and LEE KEATH published by Associated Press about the frightening situation of the prisoners in Iran, particularly prisoners of consciences, human rights defenders and political prisoners. For a full report please... Read More
Riots in Iran Prisons due to Coronavirus Outbreak
International Liberty Association: Riots broke out in several Iranian prisons, including; Tabriz, Mahabad, Shiraz, Hamadan, Khoram-Abad, and Aligodarz, on Saturday and Sunday amid Coronavirus crisis in prisons. Unrest was reported in Adelabad Prison of Shiraz on Sunday night, 29 March 2020. A large number of prisoners infected with... Read More
Religious Minority Prisoners were Attacked by Raja’i Shahr Prison Guards
Prison guards along with a number of Intelligence agents and prison warden attacked religious minority prisoners in Raja’i Shahr prison, in Karaj. It has been reported that, the anti-riot units used tear gas and attacked the prisoners, using batons. The legs of a number of them were broken in this attack. This raid, took place on the... Read More