Orumiyeh prisoners celebrate Norouz

Mukrian News AgencyPolitical prisoners in Section 12 of Orumiyeh prison celebrated Norouz yesterday, March 20, 2010 at 5pm. The prisoners sang songs, lit fire and danced to welcome the [Iranian] new year.

Prison’s special forces dispersed the prisoners, and more than 15 prisoners were sent to quarantine in Orumiyeh’s central prison.

According to the latest reports, a number of the quarantined prisoners were returned to the prison’s general section after a few hours.

Translation by: Arash Azizi