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Iran : former prisoners describe beatings and denial of medical care in Ghezel Hesar Prison
Former inmates of Suite 35 at Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj have provided HRANA with accounts alleging the systematic mistreatment of prisoners, including physical assaults, the use of pipes as instruments of corporal punishment, denial of medical care, and the transfer of injured detainees to the f…Iran: 20 political prisoners transferred from Evin Prison, denied contact with families
According to a report by the Voice of Prisoners in East Kurdistan and Iran, 20 political prisoners have been transferred from Evin Prison to Ghezel Hesar Prison over the past few days, and all contact with their families has been severed.Iran: clashes in Chabahar prison following protest over food ration cuts; more than ten incarcerated people injured
During the protest, a number of incarcerated people gathered in the prison yard and refused to return to their wards, objecting to detention conditions, lack of facilities, and the unsafe environment caused by recent developments in Chabahar.Iran: mounting pressure on incarcerated people, shortages of water, food, and medical care
Reports indicate shortages of suitable drinking water, reductions in the quantity and quality of food, limitations on the operation of prison stores, shortages of medication, and a decline in medical services.Iran: execution of 14 incarcerated individuals, including Afghan nationals across six facilities
The Iranian judiciary executed 14 incarcerated individuals, including three Afghan nationals and three Gilak men, across facilities in Ahvaz, Arak, Gorgan, Taybad, Yazd, and Shiraz on charges of “premeditated murder” and drug-related offences.
Iran: behind Evin's walls, political prisoners wage desperate hunger strike for basic rights
Taher Naghavi, an imprisoned lawyer who once represented political prisoners and families seeking justice, began his hunger strike on October 27 after prison authorities rejected his request for medical furlough.Iran: deaths of incarcerated people reignite calls for closure of "uninhabitable" women's prison
In a desert outside Iran’s capital, Tehran, lies one of the largest women’s prisons in the world. Several thousand women are believed to be incarcerated in Qarchak Prison, which is notorious for severe overcrowding, poor sanitation, and inadequate medical care.Iran: power outage in prison creates crisis conditions
A 21-hour power outage at Sheiban Prison left incarcerated people in critical condition during extreme heat, human rights sources reported on Thursday. Power was cut from 9 p.m. Tuesday to 6 p.m. Wednesday as temperatures in Ahvaz exceeded 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit).