Human rights

Radiofarda – Iran’s Judiciary Spokesman on Tuesday denied reports that some political prisoners including British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe have contracted coronavirus (COVID-19) in prison and said all of them are in “perfect health”. ّIn a live interview on the state-run television on Tuesday Gholam-Hossein Esmaili said Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliff and other political prisoners including Neda Naji, Hengaeh Shahidi and Zia …

HRANA – Qarchak Women’s Prison also known as Shahre Rey Penitentiary is located in Varamin and has 11 wards. Each ward in this prison holds several female prisoners, disregarding the rules of segregation of prisoners by age and crime. Political prisoners are transferred to this prison to put them under more pressure. The lack of medical care, dental care, and regular …

Iran-HRM – It has been reported that Amir Hossein Moradi, detained in Ward 2 of the Greater Tehran Penitentiary, has contracted the Coronavirus. He has been transferred to an unknown location. Mr. Moradi, arrested during Iran protests in November 2019, was sentenced to death last week. Death row prisoner Amir Hossein Moradi had referred to a hospital over the past week and …

Iran-HRM – The number of people contracting the Coronavirus and those suspected of it is on the rise in all the main Iranian prisons. This while the minimum medical and health care resources and equipment in Iranian prisons to diagnose or prevent the spread of this virus are lacking. A prisoner from Ward 3-4 of the Central Prison of Urmia died in …

Reports of increasing coronavirus cases outside China are emerging and its global spread is now a reality that has to be dealt with worldwide. As the number of incident cases seems to be stabilizing in China, increasing reports have pointed out that new cases are increasing in other parts of the world; South Korea, Iran and Italy. Meanwhile, Iraj Harirchi, …

iranhumanrights – February 28, 2020 – The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) is extremely concerned by reports that prisoners in Iran lack access to medicines as well as hygiene and sanitary products amid a rapidly rising death toll from a coronavirus outbreak in the country. “We’re receiving disturbing reports that Iranian authorities are neglecting their domestic and international legal obligations to …

radiofarda – The husband of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe who has been in prison in Iran since April 2016 says she is badly ill and not improving. They suspect she may have been infected with coronavirus (COVID-19) in prison. In a statement published on February 29, the Free Nazanin Campaign said they could confirm that she now believes she has contracted coronavirus …

amnesty – Amirhossein Moradi, Mohammad Rajabi and Saeed Tamjidi have been sentenced to death in connection with acts of arson that took place during protests in November 2019. Their trial was grossly unfair. They were denied access to lawyers during the investigation phase and say they were tortured. Amirhossein Moradi says he was coerced into giving a “confession” that was …

iran-hrm – Despite claims of taking action, the regime officials have not adopted any effective measures to prevent the COVID-19 outbreak from spreading in Iranian prisons. In Rajai Shahr Prison prisoners suspected of contracting the Coronavirus are kept in public wards without any preventive measures. Even prisoners with fever and severe coughs received a quick check-up and returned to the …

Iran Human Right (IHR) – At least four people were hanged in Zahedan city, capital of Sistan and Baluchestan province, on February 4 and 5, 2020. According to a news piece published by HRANA and confirmed by IHR sources, at least four prisoners were hanged on Tuesday, February 4, and Wednesday, February 5, 2020, at Zahedan prison. They were reportedly …