Source: www.iranhumanrights.org GENEVA (31 August 2017)- The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Iran, Asma Jahangir, today expressed her deep concern about the situation of a number of prisoners who have been…
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Crisis in Rajai Shahr Prison; letter of Azita Rafizadeh to her son
Source: www.hra-news.org Translations by Iran Press Watch Do Decisionmakers Think About Damages to Innocent Children of Prisoners? HRANA News Agency – The transfer three weeks ago of political prisoners in Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj to…
IranWire’s Exclusive Report on the Dire Situation of Prisoners in Rajai Shahr
Source: www.iranwire.com By Kian Sabeti Translation by Iran Press Watch Over the last few days, 53 political prisoners and prisoners of conscience were suddenly transferred from Ward 12 to Ward 10 of Rajai Shahr prison for…
Navid Khanjani Deprived of Release Despite Completion of Five Year Prison Sentence
Source: persian.iranhumanrights.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Navid Khanjani was due for release from Rajai Shahr prison on June 6, 2017, on completion of his five-year prison sentence. An informed source told the Campaign for Human…
Raja’i Shahr Prison Officials Prevent Imprisoned Baha’i From Being Sent to Hospital
Source: www.humanrightsiniran.org 27 November 2016 Translation by Iran Press Watch On Saturday 26 November, Payam Markazi, an imprisoned Baha’i in Raja’i Shahr prison, was prevented from being sent to hospital, and was denied the right to…
Vetting the Claims of Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi About the Situation of Religious Minorities in Iran
Source: www.iranwire.com Friday, 25 November 2016 Author: Maryam Dadgar Translation by Iran Press Watch In a November 3, 2016 meeting with two delegates from Indonesia’s Ministry of Religious Affairs who were visiting Iran, Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi[1]…
Report on the Situation of Navid Khanjani: The Prospect of Freedom
Source: hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA NEWS – The 12-year discretionary sentence of Navid Khanjani, the human rights activist, in Raja’i Shahr Prison in Karaj by application of the “aggregation rules” has been reduced…