An outspoken member of Iran’s parliament, Mahmoud Sadeghi, says a Tehran court of appeals has upheld a decision, sentencing him to 21 months in prison, and a 100 million rial (roughly $2400) fine.
Tag: Tortured Prisoners
Summary of the suppression and violation of Human Rights in Iran
After the prison riots in various prisons, the clerical regime used the death penalty in April 2020 to suppress prisoners and prevent further riots. This month, which coincided with the month of Ramadan
Afghanistan says it has found 17 bodies of migrants drowned by Iran border guards
Iranian border guards killed 45 Afghan migrant workers trying to cross into Iran this month by forcing them into a raging mountain torrent at gunpoint, according to two Afghan lawmakers investigating the deaths.
IHR Warns of possible torture of two elite Iranian students for forced confessions
The spokesperson for the Judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran on Tuesday, May 5, accused Ali Younesi and Amir Hossein Moradi, who were arrested on April 10
Executed juvenile offender Majid Esmaeilzadeh was tortured to confess
Majid Esmaeilzadeh, a juvenile offender who was executed at Ardabil prison on April 18, 2020, “was tortured to confess at the time of arrest”
Iranian border guards accused of torturing and drowning Afghan Migrants
To escape war and poverty, Shah Wali left his village in northwestern Afghanistan in search of a better life in neighboring Iran.
Iranian couple influencers sentenced to 16 years in prison
An Iranian couple and influencers were sentenced to 16 years in prison, 74 lashes and a cash fine on charges of ‘propaganda against the regime’, ‘obscene and vulgar’, posting on social media and acting against public morals, local daily Radio Farda reported.
Two international prize-winning students beaten and arrested for unknown reason by the IRGC
On 10 April 2020, the Revolutionary Guards arrested Ali Younesi, a second-year Computer Engineering student, and Amir Hossein Moradi, second-year Physics student. The agents confiscated their personal belongings such as phones and laptops, without showing an arrest warrant or stating any reason.
Inmates in Urmia and Qezelhessar prisons commit suicide due to pressure
Increased physical and mental pressure on prisoners compelled two inmates in the prisons of Urmia and Qezelhessar in Karaj to take their own lives.
Prisoners Killed in major disturbances at two prisons In Iran
Reports received by Radio Farda indicate during rebellions in two prisons in the city of Ahvaz, southwestern Iran, at least three inmates were killed and several others injured.
Robert Levinson dead in Iranian prison
Arthur Stark, Chairman, William Daroff, CEO, and Malcolm Hoenlein, Vice Chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, issued a statement on Thursday about the death of former FBI agent Robert Levinson.
