Prison Condition
Political prisoners in Sanandaj banned from furloughs
According to reports from Sanandaj and the central prison in this city, the officials of this prison have announced from a few days ago that political prisoners are banned from getting leaves from prison for an undetermined amount of time. According to this report, there are currently 59 political prisoners in the Pak 2 ward in this prison. (Sep. 27, 2009)
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Families of recent detainees not given info on loved ones
According to reports from Tehran, dozens of family members of detainees on Quds Day in Tehran (Sep. 18) gathered outside the Revolutionary Court and demanded the freedom of their loved ones.
Most of the families who had gathered outside the court on Saturday morning were families of those arrested on Quds Day. Security forces announced one day after the protests that 35 people were arrested on Quds Day but the number of detainees is reportedly much more than this. It is still not known where a number of prisoners are being held and their families are worried and in a state of limbo. (Deutsche Welle – Sep. 27, 2009)
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Sick jailed Azeri journalist not given leave for medical care
Sayid Matin-pour, human rights activist and Azeri journalist who is currently in Evin Prison's financial offenses ward is suffering from lung infection and is in a bad health.
Matin-pour has in the past few weeks asked for a furlough from prison to receive medical treatment outside of prison but this has been rejected by Judge Hadad, the head of Tehran's Security Court despite constant requests by his family and lawyer. (Savalan Sassi – Sep. 27, 2009)
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Jailed journalist in critical condition not allowed treatment outside prison
The wife of Sayid Matin-pour has said that her husband is in critical condition in prison. This journalist has been imprisoned for about three months in Evin and according to a court sentence, has to spend eight years of his life in prison.
In his last visit with his wife on Saturday, he said that he suffered from heart problems last week and his cellmates took him to the prison medical clinic. The clinic doctor said that he has nerve problems and transferred him back to his cell after giving him three injections. His lawyer, Hushang Pourbabayi said that he has been trying for a month to get a permit for his client to receive treatment outside prison but he has not been able to get such a permit as yet. (Green Wave of Freedom Website – Sep. 28, 2009)
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Jailed female journalist in poor health
According to reports from Iran, Hengameh Shahidi who was arrested some time ago after the elections in Iran is in poor health in prison.
She is only taken out in the fresh air three times a week for 20 minutes and this has led to problems for her from lack of sunlight. Shahidi, is a journalist, a member of (Karubi's) Etemad Meli Party and a PhD student of human rights at the SOAS university. She was Karoubi's consultant on women's affairs in the run up to the elections and was arrested on June 30. Shahidi has been held in Evin Prison in temporary detainment from that time on. (Human Rights Activists in Iran – Sep. 28, 2009)
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Political prisoners in Evin's ward 8 foods poisoned
In light of the fact that the political ward of Evin Prison was eliminated in 2007, a number of political prisoners like Mohammad-Sediq Kabudvand, the head of the Kurdistan Organization in Defense of Human Rights, Peyman Aref, student activist and political prisoner Reza Malek are detained in ward 8 (which is used to detain criminals).
Despite the fact that prisoners are crammed in this ward, the showers have no warm water which is an element that causes the spread of infections diseases. The very poor quality and the unhygienic preparation of prison food have repeatedly poisoned prisoners. In the recent days, two political prisoners identified as Ali-Akbar Aqdassi, charged of being a member of the Elm-Haq and Edalat Group and Ayoub Porkar, linked to the PMOI, were severely poisoned by prison food. (Green Wave of Freedom Website – Sep. 28, 2009)
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Labor activist under pressure in prison
According to reports from ward 1 of Gohardasht Prison in Karaj, political prisoner Mansour Osalu, the head of the Tehran Bus Union, is still being kept in ward 1 which is known for its medieval conditions despite the fact that a doctor has reiterated for the third time that he is not fit to stay in prison. He was taken to the coroners some time ago to be checked and the doctor said for the third time that he is not fit for prison because of his serious health condition. But this did not lead to his release, and he was transferred to ward 1 which has inhumane conditions.
On the other hand his son, Puyesh Osalu who was arrested in the protests after the elections and was detained for more than 17 days in secret detention centers and Evin Prison was subjected to severe and violent torture. He still suffers and has torture marks on his body and is under treatment. (Human Rights Activists in Iran – Sep. 29, 2009)
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Female political prisoner transferred to quarantine section of Evin
Atefeh Nabavi was arrested and taken to Evin Prison along with her cousin Ziaeddin Nabavi, the spokesman for the Council in Defense of Education and a number of her friends on June 15. She was interrogated several times in this time and because she worked with the Council in Defense of Education she was charged with 'links to the PMOI'. She was transferred to the Quarantine section of Evin Prison from Saturday which is known as the Methadone Ward. Her status is still undetermined after 105 days of incarceration. (Green Wave of Freedom Website – Sep. 30, 2009)
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Families forced to pay heavy bails for release of imprisoned protesters
One hundred family members of recent detainees held a protest gathering on September 29 outside the Revolutionary Court in Tehran. All the families, even those whose loved ones have bail court orders, demanded the immediate and unconditional release of their loved ones. A number of the detainees are still detained because their families cannot afford the very large amount of bail and do not have any other ownership documents or their salary receipts to pledge instead.
The mother of Amir Ahmad-zadeh who was detained on September 18 in the Quds Day protests has received a court order that her son can be released on a 10,000 dollar bail. But she said that she could not afford such a high bail and that she lives in a rented home and does not have any ownership documents. She approached other families and asked them to find her a document for her to pledge and said that she was even willing to pay them 2 to 3 thousand dollars.
"When my son calls from prison, I do not know what to tell him", she said while crying.
The office of Judge Hadad presiding over her son's case has told her that they would not lower the bail amount, and that "you should have been more careful to keep your son from getting involved in the sedition and unrest". ( Sep. 30, 2009)
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Swine flu spreads in Evin Prison; infected political prisoner deprived of treatment
Reports say that swine flu is spreading amongst prisoners in ward 8 of Evin Prison. According to reports from Evin Prison, the first case of this influenza was reported eight days ago in this prison. Today, the first signs of swine flu were seen in political prisoner Hamid-Reza Mohammadi in the early morning hours. His symptoms have increased very fast and he currently has a fever of 106 F.
Despite the emphasis of the prison doctor that this prisoner should be transferred for treatment to the Taleqani Hospital outside of prison, ward officials including Naser Abbassi, the head of the ward, and the head guard have prevented this and threw the doctor and his aids out of their office.
Hamidreza Mohammadi was arrested in 2004 on charges of cooperating with groups outside the country and acting against national security and sentenced to 11 years of prison. (Human Rights Activists in Iran – Oct. 1, 2009)
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Two student activists transferred to quarantine section of Evin
Political prisoners Majid Dori and Zia Nabavi, two expelled students who are members of the Council in Defense of the Right to Education were transferred to the Quarantine section of Evin in ward 7 in the past few days.
The hygienic conditions of ward 7 are reportedly very unsuitable. The existence of bugs that carry diseases, lice and scabies has made the conditions for prisoners in this ward very hard.
Zia Nabavi, an expelled student of the Babolsar University in Mazandaran was arrested on June 15 along with a number of his friends. He was taken to ward 209 in Evin.
Majid Dori, is also a member of the Council in Defense of the Right to Education who was arrested in the events after the elections for the first time. (Committee of Human Rights Reporters – Oct. 2, 2009)
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State of political prisoner not known after 100 days in jail
The state of Saleh Deldam, one of the detainees arrested in the events after the elections on June 15, is still unknown after 100 days in Tehran's Evin Prison.
His lawyer Mina Jafari said, "He was a member of Karoubi's election staff in east Tehran and was arrested by security forces on June 15 and taken to Evin Prison". "Unfortunately, a case has still not been created for him in the Revolutionary Court and despite constant appeals by his family and lawyer, we still have not received any answers from judicial sources", she added. (Human Rights Activists in Iran – Oct. 2, 2009)
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Prison sentence
Student sentenced to 32 months of prison
Ali Kanturi a student activist who was arrested in the widespread arrest of leftist students in 2007 and had been freed on bail was sentenced to 32 months of prison by Tehran's Revolutionary Court. (Amir Kabir Newsletter – Sep. 27, 2009)
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Protester sentenced to five year prison term
Alireza Eshraqi, who was arrested in the events after the elections, was taken to the 26th branch of the Tehran Revolutionary Court to have his sentence announced to him.
He was charged with acting against national security by insulting the leader, insulting the president, and attending illegal gatherings and sentenced to five and a half years of prison by this court. This is while he did not have a lawyer. This political prisoner has been severely tortured to give false confession on TV and he came to court with a broken head and bandaged hand. He is currently detained in the Quarantine Section 7 of Evin Prison. (Human Rights Activists in Iran – Sep. 28, 2009)
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Kurd political prisoner sentenced to 10 years of prison
The Saqez Revolutionary Court sentenced a 25-year-old Eqbal Zareie from the Vashhadre Village in Saqez to 10 years of prison. He was charged with cooperating with dissident Kurd parties and spreading propaganda against the government.
The court denied the right of a lawyer to Eqbal and he was trialed without a lawyer. (Sep. 29, 2009)
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Lawyer who attended protest march sentenced to 28 months of prison
A lawyer who was attacked by plainclothes agents in a peaceful march was sentenced to 28 months of prison for defending himself. This lawyer who is also a postgraduate law student was beaten by plainclothes agents in a peaceful post-election march in Shadman Street. He defended himself against one of the agents, but because he was filmed in this scene, he was identified and arrested a few days later.
"We went to court and when the judge said that my client was charged with defying a (government) agent I announced to the judge that if the person my client defended himself against is an agent, why is he not present in the court. But the court ignored my explanation and sentenced my client to 28 months of prison only on the grounds of the film", his lawyer said. (Nurooz Website – Sep. 29, 2009)
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Leftist student activist sentenced to five years of prison
A trial was held today for Keyvan Amiri-Eliassi, a leftist student activist in the 28th branch of Tehran's Revolutionary Court presided over by Judge Moghiseh. A few minutes after the end of the trial, the judge announced that he was sentenced to five years of prison.
Eliassi was arrested in 2007 when a large number of students were arrested. He was detained in ward 209 of Evin Prison for 59 days before being freed on a 50,000 dollar bail. (Committee of Human Rights Reporters – Sep. 29, 2009)
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Women's rights activists sentenced to 6 months of prison
Jelveh Javaheri, an activist in the One-Million Signature Campaign (advocating change in the Islamic Republic's constitution regarding women's rights) was sentenced to six months of prison on charges of 'conspiring to act against national security' by the 30th branch of the Revolutionary Court in Tehran.
Her lawyer, Mina Jafari said that she was arrested outside Tehran's Silk Gallery on June 12, 2008 with eight other women's activists and was charged for being a member of the One-Million Signature Campaign.
This is while some of the detainees arrested on that day were cleared of the charges and their case was referred to the general courts. (Amir Kabir Newsletter – Oct. 2, 2009)
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