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Prison Condition
Brother of former Evin Prison head arrested for long-time narcotics smuggling to prison
The brother of Farajollah Sedaqat, the former head of Evin Prison was arrested on charges of smuggling and dealing narcotics in Evin Prison.
According to reports, before this, prisoners in cellblock 350, where more than 150 political prisoners especially those arrested in post election events are detained, had informed prison officials about this issue on several occasions. They were witness to the part played by Sedaqat’s brother and a number of other prison officials in dealing narcotics in Evin Prison. But despite this, the head of Evin Prison paid no heed to this issue. (Kalameh Website – Dec. 5, 2010)
Political prisoner in Gohardasht Prison’s ‘doghouse’ under pressure
http://hrdai.blogspot.com/2010/12/blog-post_06.html
Political prisoner Mohammad-Ali Mansouri sang the banned national anthem along with other prisoners upon the release of a political prisoner from Gohardasht Prison on October 26. The prison’s Intelligence Unit subsequently summoned a number of these political prisoners including Mansouri and after long interrogations, he was thrown in a solitary cell in Cellblock 1 known as the ‘doghouse’ by Faraji, the head of the Intelligence Unit.
This political prisoner is under pressure and kept in medieval conditions and limitations. He is banned from visits and calling his family. The food given to him in solitary is only enough to live on and is almost inedible. Prisoners in this section are violently tortured which leads to broken hands and legs or sometimes deaths. Prisoners are denied minimum medical facilities and are only allowed to use the restroom 3 times in 24 hours. They are allowed to take shows once a week and are banned from going out into the fresh air.
Political prisoner Mohammad-Ali Mansouri was arrested after participating in a ceremony to mark the 19th anniversary of the massacre of political prisoner in 1988 and was sentenced to 17 years of prison to be served in Gohardasht Prison in Karaj. He was a political prisoner in the 80’s. (Human Rights and Democracy Activists in Iran - Dec. 6, 2010)
Jailed labor activist in critical condition after going on dry hunger strike
http://www.hra-news5.info/1389-01-27-05-27-21/5500-1.html
Jailed labor activist Reza Shahabi went on a dry hunger strike on Saturday December 4 in protest to his condition and is in critical condition.
This labor activist who is a member of the Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company Union was arrested on June 12, 2010 in his place of work and is suffering from problems and pain in his back and shoulder and from a mouth and tooth infection because of the mental and physical pressure he is subjected to in prison.
The left side of his body has also gone numb because of his hunger strike.
Despite the fact that a letter for his release was issue two months ago, security and judicial forces have said that they have lost his legal files and refuse to answer questions in this regard to put pressure on him and his family. The Revolutionary Court and the second branch of the court in Evin Prison both say that they do not have his legal files. (Human Rights Activists in Iran – Dec. 6, 2010)
Prisoner attempts suicide in prison denied timely treatment
http://www.hra-news5.info/1389-01-27-05-27-21/5581-1.html
A prisoner jailed in Rajayi Shahr (Gohardasht) Prison in Karaj attempted suicide.
According to reports, Rohollah Nourozi who was detained in this prison on financial charges attempted suicide for being kept in an undetermined state in prison for 11 months.
Prison officials only gave him medical attention after a few hours and he is currently in the prison infirmary.
Notably, the lack of medical attention for prisoners is one of the main concerns for prisoners in this prison. (Human Rights Activists in Iran – Dec. 10, 2010)
Blogger kept under inhuman conditions and in a state of limbo in Gohardasht Prison
According to reports, a jailed blogger is in critical condition and in a state of limbo in cellblock 1 in Gohardasht Prison in Karaj.
Jailed prisoner Mohammad-Reza Pourshajari was able to have a visit with his family from behind a glass partition after 4 months of solitary in cellblock 1 and the Sepah Cellblock in this prison. His family has said that he was in poor physical health and had become extremely thin.
Pourshajari was arrested on September 12 after intelligence agents raided his home. He was physically and mentally tortured and insulted for one week by intelligence interrogators in a solitary cell in the Sepah Cellblock.
His daughter is under constant pressure and interrogation in Mashhad by an intelligence interrogator known by his nickname as Mohammadian who is a member of the Mashhad Intelligence Agency. He has threatened Ms. Pourshajari that if she gives interviews to the media or talks to human rights organizations about her father’s condition, she will be arrested. This interrogator has interrogated and threatened Ms. Pourshajari several times. (Human Rights and Democracy Activists in Iran – Dec. 10, 2010)
Unknown virus spreads in Gohardasht Prison while officials deny prisoners
medical attention
In the past few weeks, an unknown virus has spread amongst prisoners in Rajayi Shahr (Gohardasht) Prison in Karaj and the heads of the infirmary have not done anything to treat those infected with the virus.
Nine prisoners in halls 10 and 11 in Cellblock 4 in this prison have been infected with this virus. Two of them identified as Reza Sharifi Bukani and Misaq Yazdan Nejad are in poor condition.
The initial symptoms of this virus are runny noses, diarrhea, severe coughs and black eye pupils.
The prison infirmary prescribes ordinary medicine to the infected prisoners and has not taken any serious measures to treat them. (Human Rights Activists in Iran – Dec. 11, 2010)
Prison sentence
Iran sentences Sunni missionaries to heavy prison terms
http://www.hra-news5.info/1389-01-27-05-24-07/5462-1.html
Seven Kurd missionaries were sentenced to heavy prison terms by the 28th branch of the Tehran Revolutionary Court.
According to reports, these seven men have been jailed since June 2009 in solitary cells in the Bukan and Orumieh intelligence agencies and cellblocks 209 and 240 in Evin Prison where they were under pressure by intelligence and security agents to make confessions. There were recently trialed by the 28th branch of the Tehran Revolutionary Court headed by Judge Moqiseh and sentenced to prison. Mamousta Mohammad Barayi was sentenced to 11 years of prison, while Abdollah Khosrozadeh, Hossein Heidari and Sobhan Ahmadzadeh were sentenced to six years of prison. Hesam Mohammadi, and Himan Mahmoud Takhti were sentenced to five years of prison while Sediq Ahmadi was sentenced to two years of prison.
They were charged with propagating and holding religious ceremonies, holding religious sessions and leaving the country. They are currently in Cellblock 350 in Evin Prison. (Human Rights Activists in Iran – Dec. 4, 2010)
Student activist sentenced to more than 3 years of prison
http://www.hra-news5.info/1389-01-27-05-26-23/5531-1.html
Hamid-Reza Khadem, the founding member of the Committee in Solidarity with Jailed Students and a member of the National Iran Front was sentenced to three and four months of prison by the 15th branch of the Tehran Revolutionary Court.
According to reports, this political prisoner was sentenced to three years and four months of prison on charges of ‘propagating against the government, assembling and conspiring with the intention of acting against national security and disrupting public order’. He was arrested last Ashura (Shiite mourning ceremony) on December 27, 2009 in his home and was jailed for 2 months in solitary. (Human Rights Activists in Iran – Dec. 7, 2010)
Brother of former Evin Prison head arrested for long-time narcotics smuggling to prison
The brother of Farajollah Sedaqat, the former head of Evin Prison was arrested on charges of smuggling and dealing narcotics in Evin Prison.
According to reports, before this, prisoners in cellblock 350, where more than 150 political prisoners especially those arrested in post election events are detained, had informed prison officials about this issue on several occasions. They were witness to the part played by Sedaqat’s brother and a number of other prison officials in dealing narcotics in Evin Prison. But despite this, the head of Evin Prison paid no heed to this issue. (Kalameh Website – Dec. 5, 2010)
Political prisoner in Gohardasht Prison’s ‘doghouse’ under pressure
http://hrdai.blogspot.com/2010/12/blog-post_06.html
Political prisoner Mohammad-Ali Mansouri sang the banned national anthem along with other prisoners upon the release of a political prisoner from Gohardasht Prison on October 26. The prison’s Intelligence Unit subsequently summoned a number of these political prisoners including Mansouri and after long interrogations, he was thrown in a solitary cell in Cellblock 1 known as the ‘doghouse’ by Faraji, the head of the Intelligence Unit.
This political prisoner is under pressure and kept in medieval conditions and limitations. He is banned from visits and calling his family. The food given to him in solitary is only enough to live on and is almost inedible. Prisoners in this section are violently tortured which leads to broken hands and legs or sometimes deaths. Prisoners are denied minimum medical facilities and are only allowed to use the restroom 3 times in 24 hours. They are allowed to take shows once a week and are banned from going out into the fresh air.
Political prisoner Mohammad-Ali Mansouri was arrested after participating in a ceremony to mark the 19th anniversary of the massacre of political prisoner in 1988 and was sentenced to 17 years of prison to be served in Gohardasht Prison in Karaj. He was a political prisoner in the 80’s. (Human Rights and Democracy Activists in Iran - Dec. 6, 2010)
Jailed labor activist in critical condition after going on dry hunger strike
http://www.hra-news5.info/1389-01-27-05-27-21/5500-1.html
Jailed labor activist Reza Shahabi went on a dry hunger strike on Saturday December 4 in protest to his condition and is in critical condition.
This labor activist who is a member of the Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company Union was arrested on June 12, 2010 in his place of work and is suffering from problems and pain in his back and shoulder and from a mouth and tooth infection because of the mental and physical pressure he is subjected to in prison.
The left side of his body has also gone numb because of his hunger strike.
Despite the fact that a letter for his release was issue two months ago, security and judicial forces have said that they have lost his legal files and refuse to answer questions in this regard to put pressure on him and his family. The Revolutionary Court and the second branch of the court in Evin Prison both say that they do not have his legal files. (Human Rights Activists in Iran – Dec. 6, 2010)
Prisoner attempts suicide in prison denied timely treatment
http://www.hra-news5.info/1389-01-27-05-27-21/5581-1.html
A prisoner jailed in Rajayi Shahr (Gohardasht) Prison in Karaj attempted suicide.
According to reports, Rohollah Nourozi who was detained in this prison on financial charges attempted suicide for being kept in an undetermined state in prison for 11 months.
Prison officials only gave him medical attention after a few hours and he is currently in the prison infirmary.
Notably, the lack of medical attention for prisoners is one of the main concerns for prisoners in this prison. (Human Rights Activists in Iran – Dec. 10, 2010)
Blogger kept under inhuman conditions and in a state of limbo in Gohardasht Prison
According to reports, a jailed blogger is in critical condition and in a state of limbo in cellblock 1 in Gohardasht Prison in Karaj.
Jailed prisoner Mohammad-Reza Pourshajari was able to have a visit with his family from behind a glass partition after 4 months of solitary in cellblock 1 and the Sepah Cellblock in this prison. His family has said that he was in poor physical health and had become extremely thin.
Pourshajari was arrested on September 12 after intelligence agents raided his home. He was physically and mentally tortured and insulted for one week by intelligence interrogators in a solitary cell in the Sepah Cellblock.
His daughter is under constant pressure and interrogation in Mashhad by an intelligence interrogator known by his nickname as Mohammadian who is a member of the Mashhad Intelligence Agency. He has threatened Ms. Pourshajari that if she gives interviews to the media or talks to human rights organizations about her father’s condition, she will be arrested. This interrogator has interrogated and threatened Ms. Pourshajari several times. (Human Rights and Democracy Activists in Iran – Dec. 10, 2010)
Unknown virus spreads in Gohardasht Prison while officials deny prisoners
medical attentionIn the past few weeks, an unknown virus has spread amongst prisoners in Rajayi Shahr (Gohardasht) Prison in Karaj and the heads of the infirmary have not done anything to treat those infected with the virus.
Nine prisoners in halls 10 and 11 in Cellblock 4 in this prison have been infected with this virus. Two of them identified as Reza Sharifi Bukani and Misaq Yazdan Nejad are in poor condition.
The initial symptoms of this virus are runny noses, diarrhea, severe coughs and black eye pupils.
The prison infirmary prescribes ordinary medicine to the infected prisoners and has not taken any serious measures to treat them. (Human Rights Activists in Iran – Dec. 11, 2010)
Prison sentence
Iran sentences Sunni missionaries to heavy prison terms
http://www.hra-news5.info/1389-01-27-05-24-07/5462-1.html
Seven Kurd missionaries were sentenced to heavy prison terms by the 28th branch of the Tehran Revolutionary Court.
According to reports, these seven men have been jailed since June 2009 in solitary cells in the Bukan and Orumieh intelligence agencies and cellblocks 209 and 240 in Evin Prison where they were under pressure by intelligence and security agents to make confessions. There were recently trialed by the 28th branch of the Tehran Revolutionary Court headed by Judge Moqiseh and sentenced to prison. Mamousta Mohammad Barayi was sentenced to 11 years of prison, while Abdollah Khosrozadeh, Hossein Heidari and Sobhan Ahmadzadeh were sentenced to six years of prison. Hesam Mohammadi, and Himan Mahmoud Takhti were sentenced to five years of prison while Sediq Ahmadi was sentenced to two years of prison.
They were charged with propagating and holding religious ceremonies, holding religious sessions and leaving the country. They are currently in Cellblock 350 in Evin Prison. (Human Rights Activists in Iran – Dec. 4, 2010)
Student activist sentenced to more than 3 years of prison
http://www.hra-news5.info/1389-01-27-05-26-23/5531-1.html
Hamid-Reza Khadem, the founding member of the Committee in Solidarity with Jailed Students and a member of the National Iran Front was sentenced to three and four months of prison by the 15th branch of the Tehran Revolutionary Court.
According to reports, this political prisoner was sentenced to three years and four months of prison on charges of ‘propagating against the government, assembling and conspiring with the intention of acting against national security and disrupting public order’. He was arrested last Ashura (Shiite mourning ceremony) on December 27, 2009 in his home and was jailed for 2 months in solitary. (Human Rights Activists in Iran – Dec. 7, 2010)
شرايط زندان
بازداشت برادر رييس سابق زندان اوين به اتهام توزيع مواد مخدر در زندان
برادر فرج الله صداقت، رييس سابق زندان اوين به جرم قاچاق و توزيع مواد مخدر در زندان اوين بازداشت شد .
به گزارش کلمه، پيش از اين زندانيان بند ۳۵۰ زندان، بندي که در آن بيش از ۱۵۰ نفر از زندانيان سياسي به ويژه دستگير شدگان حوادث انتخابات در آن نگهداري مي شوند، بارها درباره اين موضوع به مسوولان هشدار داده بودند. چرا که آنها شاهد بودند برادر صداقت و تعداد ديگري از مسوولان زندان اوين در پخش و توزيع مواد مخدر در زندان نقش دارند. اما با اين همه، رييس زندان اوين نسبت به اين موضوع بي توجهي مي کرد. (کلمه – 14/9/89)
زنداني سياسي محمدعلي منصوري چندين هفته است که در سلولهاي انفرادي(سگدوني) بسر مي برد
http://hrdai.blogspot.com/2010/12/blog-post_06.html
زنداني سياسي محمدعلي منصوري 4 آبان ماه هنگام آزادي يک زنداني همراه با ساير زندانيان اين بند براي بدرقۀ وي اقدام به خواندن دست جمعي سرود :« اي ايران اي مرز پرگهر» نمودند.متعاقب اين مسئله اطلاعات زندان وحشت زده اقدام به احضار تعدادي از زندانيان سياسي نمود که از جملۀ آنها آقاي منصوري بود پس از بازجوييهاي طولاني مدت توسط فرجي رئيس فعلي اطلاعات زندان او را به سلولهاي انفرادي بند 1 معروف به سگدوني منتقل کردند.
زنداني سياسي محمد علي منصوري در شرايط قرون وسطايي و محدوديتهاي غير انساني قرار دارد. او از داشتن ملاقات و تماس تلفني با خانواده اش محروم است. همچنين غذاي زندانيان در سلولهاي انفرادي در حد زنده ماندن است و داراي کيفيت بسيار پايين که تقريبا غير قابل مصرف مي باشد،بکار بردن شکنجه وحشيانه عليه زندانيان که منجر به شکستن دست و پا و نقض عضو و حتي قتل آنها مي گردد ، محروم کردن زندانيان از امکانات درماني و داروئي ،محدوديت استفاده از سرويسهاي بهداشتي در حد 3 بار در 24 ساعت، زندانيان هر چند هفته يکبار حق استفاده از حمام را دارند، محروم کردن زندانيان از هواخواري و موارد متعدد ديگر.
زنداني سياسي محمد علي منصوري پس از شرکت در مراسم نوزدهمين سالگرد قتل عام زندانيان سياسي سال 1367 در شهريور ماه 1386 دستگير شد و توسط قاضي فرمايشي صلواتي به 17 سال زندان و تبعيد به زندان گوهردشت کرج محکوم شد. او همچنين از زندانيان سياسي دهۀ 60 مي باشد. (فعالين حقوق بشر و دمکراسي در ايران – 15/9/89)
وضعيت بحراني رضا شهابي در اثر اعتصاب غذاي خشک
http://www.hra-news5.info/1389-01-27-05-27-21/5500-1.html
رضا شهابي فعال کارگري در بند، از روز شنبه 13 آذر 89 در اعتراض به وضعيت خود دست به اعتصاب غذاي خشک زده و از نظر جسمي در وضعيتي بحراني قرار دارد.
به گزارش کميته هماهنگي، رضا شهابي فعال کارگري و عضو هيات مديره ي سنديکاي کارگران شرکت واحد تهران که در روز 22 خرداد 89 در محل کار خود بازداشت شده بود به دليل فشار جسمي و روحي ازناحيه کمر و کتف دچار نارحتي است و از عفونت دهان و دندان رنج مي برد.
وي از 13 آذر ماه و در اعتراض به وضعيت خود دست به اعتصاب غذاي خشک زده است و در اثر اعتصاب غذا سمت چپ بدنش بي حس شده است.
با وجود اينکه مدت دو ماه از صدور نامه ي آزادي شهابي گذشته مقامات قضايي و امنيتي براي اعمال فشار عليه او وخانواده اش از پاسخ دادن به سرنوشت پرونده ي قضايي اش طفره رفته اند و هر دو منبع قضايي دادگاه انقلاب (واقع در خيابان معلم ) و بازپرسي غير قانوني شعبه دوم مستقر در اوين به طور کلي از در اختيار داشتن پرونده ي وي اعلام بي اطلاعي ميکنند. (هرانا – 15/9/89)
يک زنداني در رجايي شهر خودکشي کرد
http://www.hra-news5.info/1389-01-27-05-27-21/5581-1.html
يک زنداني که به اتهام مالي در زندان رجايي شهر کرج محبوس بود دست به خودکشي زد.
بنا به اطلاع گزارشگران خبرگزاري مجموعه فعالان حقوق بشر در ايران"هرانا" روح الله نوروزي که به اتهام مالي در زندان رجايي شهر کرج محبوس بوده است به دليل 11 ماه بلاتکليفي اقدام به خودکشي کرده است.
مسئولين زندان پس از گذشت چند ساعت اقدام به مداواي اين زنداني کردند و نامبرده هم اکنون در بهداري زندان بسر مي برد.
شايان ذکر است، عدم رسيدگي پزشکي به زندانيان محبوس در زندان رجايي شهر همواره يکي از دغدغه هاي اصلي زندانيان اين زندان است. (هرانا – 19/9/89)
وبلانويس زنداني در شرايط غير انساني و بلاتکليفي بسر مي برد
بنابه گزارشات رسيده به "فعالين حقوق بشر و دمکراسي در ايران" وبلاگ نويس زنداني در شرايط حاد جسمي و بلاتکليفي در سلولهاي انفرادي بند1 زندان گوهردشت کرج بسر مي برد.
وبلاگ نويس زنداني محمدرضا پورشجري پس از 4 ماه در سلولهاي انفرادي بند سپاه و بند 1 زندان گوهردشت کرج توانست با خانواده اش براي مدت کوتاهي ملاقات کابيني داشته باشد.هنگام ملاقات، خانواده اش شاهد شرايط حاد جسمي او بودند آقاي پورشجري بشدت لاغر شده بودند و وضعيت جسمي بسيار بدي داشتند.
وبلاگ نويس زنداني محمدرضا پورشجري 21 شهريور ماه با يورش مامورين وزارت اطلاعات به منزلش دستگير شد و به سلولهاي انفرادي بند سپاه شکنجه گاه وزارت اطلاعات در زندان گوهردشت کرج منتقل شد. او به مدت يک هفته توسط بازجويان وزارت اطلاعات مورد شکنجه جسمي ،روحي و توهين آنها قرار داشت...
دختر او در مشهد دائم تحت فشار و بازجويي و تهديد فردي با نام مستعار محمديان از بازجويان اداره اطلاعات مشهد مي باشد. اين فرد خانم پورشجري را تهديد نمود در صورت مصاحبه با رسانه ها و تماس باسازمانهاي حقوق بشري و تشريح وضعيت پدرش او را هم بازداشت خواهد کرد. اين بازجو تا به حال چند بار خانم پور شجري را براي مدت طولاني مورد بازجويي و تهديدات مختلف قرار داده است. (فعالين حقوق بشر و دمکراسي در ايران – 19/9/89)
پخش ويروس در بند 4 زندان رجايي شهر
در طي هفته هاي اخير ويروس نا مشخص در زندان رجايي شهر کرج بين زندانيان در حال گسترش است و مسئولين بهداري اقدام عملي براي درمان زندانيان مبتلا به اين ويروس انجام نميدهند.
بنا به اطلاع گزارشگر خبرگزاري مجموعه فعالان حقوق بشر در ايران (هرانا) تا کنون 9 تن از زندانيان محبوس در سالن 10 و 11 بند 4 زندان رجايي شهر به اين ويروس مبتلا شده اند که دو تن از ايشان به نامهاي رضا شريفي بوکاني و ميثاق يزدان نژاد حال جسمي نامساعدي دارند.
از اعلائم اوليه اين ويروس مي توان به آب ريزش بيني، اسهال، سرفه هاي شديد تنفسي و سياه شدن مردمک چشم اشاره کرد.
مسئولين بهداري با تجويز داروهاي معمولي به مبتلا شدگان تا کنون اقدام جدي در درمان بيماري اين افراد صورت نداده اند. (هرانا – 20/9/89)
حكم زندان
صدور بيش از چهل سال زندان براي مبلغان مذهبي کرد زبان
http://www.hra-news5.info/1389-01-27-05-24-07/5462-1.html
7 تن از مبلغان مذهبي کرد زبان از سوي شعبه 28 دادگاه انقلاب تهران به حبس هاي طولاني محکوم شدند.
به گزارش سني نيوز، 7 تن از شهروندان بوکاني که از خرداد ماه 1388 در سلول هاي انفرادي وزارت اطلاعات شهرستان بوکان و اروميه و بند هاي امنيتي 209 و 240 زندان اوين بودند و مدت ها توسط نيروهاي اطلاعاتي-امنيتي اروميه و تهران براي اعتراف تحت فشار بوده اند اخيرا از سوي شعبه 28 دادگاه انقلاب تهران به رياست قاضي مقيسه به زندان محکوم شده اند. از سوي قاضي مقيسه آقايان ماموستا محمد برائي به يازده سال، عبدالله خسرو زاده، حسين حيدري، سبحان احمد زاده به شش سال و حسام محمدي، هيمن محمود تختي به پنج سال و صديق احمدي به دو سال حبس تعزيري محکوم شده اند.
جرم اين افراد تبليغ و برگزاري مراسم مذهبي، تشکيل جلسات مذهبي و خروج از مرز عنوان شده است و در حال حاضر تمامي اين افراد به بند 350 زندان اوين منتقل شده اند. (هرانا – 13/9/89)
محکوميت حميد رضا خادم به حبس تعزيري
http://www.hra-news5.info/1389-01-27-05-26-23/5531-1.html
حميدرضا خادم، عضو موسس کميته همبستگي با دانشجويان زنداني و همچنين عضو سازمان دانش آموختگان جبهه ملي ايران، از سوي شعبه 15 دادگاه انقلاب تهران به سه سال و چهار ماه حبس تعزيري محکوم شد.
بنا به اطلاع گزارشگران هرانا، اين فعال سياسي و دانشجويي که در عاشوراي سال گذشته در منزلش دستگير شده و قريب به 2 ماه را در سلولهاي بند 209 گذرانده بود، به اتهام «تبليغ عليه نظام» ، «اجتماع و تباني به قصد اقدام عليه امنيت کشور» و «اخلال در نظم عمومي» توسط قاضي صلواتي به سه سال و چهار ماه حبس تعزيري محکوم شد. (هرانا – 16/9/89)
