Category Archives: Germany
News from Iran – Week 43 – 2012
Prisoners’ News Transfers Mousavi’s 2009 campaign coordinator, Mir Taher Mousavi, who was arrested 3 months ago, has been taken to hospital. Hossein Ronaghi Maleki was taken to hospital in dire condition but not admitted and returned to Evin. Jailed lawyer Mohammad Seif Zadeh transferred from Evin prison to the hospital. On hunger strike Human Rights […]
#Mauritania: Sex, Lies and Videotape
Let’s break with tradition and do the sex part first. Yes, it has been suggested that there is a sex angle to the accidental shooting story of president Aziz in Mauritania! This is a quandary, as everyone is adamant that they do want the truth, but at the same time, no one wants it to […]
News from Iran – Week 42 – 2012
Prisoners’ News A- Transfers Following announcement of hunger strike, imprisoned retired teacher Mohammad-Amin Agoshi moved to solitary cell. Ali Moezzi was transferred to Ward 240 of Evin prison for solitary confinement. After 18 months in solitary, political prisoner Farid Soroori moved to Hall 12 of Rajai Shahr prison. Labor activist Shahrokh Zamani was taken out […]
News from Iran – Week 40 – 2012
Prisoners’ News A- Transfers Political prisoner Fayzollah Arabsorkhi has launched a hunger strike protesting denied medical care; he stopped when transferred to hospital. Imprisoned Journalist Mohammad Reza Pourshajari (Siamak Mehr) taken to hospital after heart attack. Keyvan Rahimian transferred from Evin to Rejaei Shahr prison. B- Arrests/Incarcerations Mohammad-Ali Dadkhah, prominent Human Rights lawyer, has gone […]
News from Iran – Week 39 – 2012
Prisoners’ News A-Transfers Kurdish political prisoner Shahram Elyasi, servinglife imprisonment, transferred from Evin prison to Rajai Shahr prison B- Arrests/Incarcerations Nursing mothers Zahra Nik-Aein and Taraneh Torabi sent to prison to serve their sentences along with their infants Mehdi Rafsanjani arrested after being summoned to court on return from spending 2 years in the UK […]
