Iranian prisons; Sepidar Prison in Ahvaz
“A true hell called Sepidar Prison” Beyond the soaring walls of Sepidar Prison, according to those who spend their days
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“A true hell called Sepidar Prison” Beyond the soaring walls of Sepidar Prison, according to those who spend their days
The description of what is going on in this prison in the words of three security prisoners, who inevitably spend
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Rissmaan – Saturday 21 May 2022; The family of Ali Salehi, a worker detained by security forces, gathered in front of the Sanandaj Intelligence Office
Rissmaan – Saturday 21 May 2022; Mehdi Farahi Shandiz, a political prisoner, was released from Karaj Central Penitentiary after serving more than ten years in
Rissmaan – Saturday, April 16, 2022, Sakineh Behjati, a Christian convert, went to Lakan Prison in Rasht to serve her
Rissmaan – Wednesday, April 13, 2022; the Qazvin Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor announced the arrest of a citizen in the
Rissmaan – Wednesday, March 16, 2022; Zahed Askani Sharaf, a Sunni cleric, was summoned by the Mehrestan Intelligence Office and
Rissmaan – Saturday, March 12, 2022, Shahnaz Sabet, a Baha’i citizen living in Shiraz, was arrested and transferred to Adilabad
Rissmaan – Sunday, March 13, 2022; Shahram Najaf Tomraei, a Baha’i citizen living in Tehran, went to Evin Prison today
Rissmaan – Monday, March 7, 2022; Sedigheh Aghdasi, Behrouz Farzandi, and Qassem Masoumi, Baha’i citizens living in Shiraz, were arrested
Rissmaan – Tuesday, March 1, 2022; Branch 9 of the Supreme Court rejected for the fourth time the request for
Rissmaan – Monday, February 28, 2022; Branch 34 of the Tehran Court of Appeals acquitted Abdolreza Ali Haghnejad, Behnam Akhlaghi,
Rissmaan – Monday, February 14, 2022; Behnam Akhlaghi and Babak Hosseinzadeh, Christian converts, were released on bail after being charged
Rissmaan – Thursday, February 10, 2022; Yousef Mehrad, one of the defendants in “Sab al-Nabi” imprisoned in Arak prison, has
Rissmaan – Saturday, January 29, 2022; Alireza Roshnaeizadeh, Hojjat Lotfi, Mohsen Saadatizadeh, Masoud Naei, Alireza Varksha, Mohammad Kandgap, Mohammad Ali
Rissmaan – Thursday, January 27, 2022; The trial of Behnam Akhlaghi, Babak Hosseinzadeh, Shahrooz Islamdoost, Mehdi Khatibi, Khalil Dehghanpour, Hossein
Rissmaan – Wednesday, January 26, 2022; The case of Nasser Nourd Gol Tappeh, a Christian convert imprisoned in Evin Prison,
Rissmaan – Tuesday, January 18, 2022, coinciding with the beginning of another wave of security and judicial pressures on Baha’i
Rissmaan – Monday, January 17, 2022; Sina Shahri, a Baha’i citizen living in Tabriz, was arrested by Ministry of Intelligence
Rissmaan – Tuesday, January 11, 2022; Saba Sefidi, a Baha’i citizen living in Tehran, was arrested after appearing in Branch
Rissmaan – Tuesday, January 11, 2022; Natoli Derakhshan, a Baha’i poet and citizen, was arrested at his home in Sari
Rissmaan – Sunday, January 2, 2022; Nasser Navard Goltepe, a Christian convert, was denied parole by the prosecutor’s office and
Rissmaan – Monday, December 27, 2021; Jamal Afshar, Behzad Afshar, Farideh Farzaneh, Mehran Afshar, Azam Afshar, Kiomars Afshar and Golnoosh
Rissmaan – Sunday, December 26, 2021, Nematullah Mashouf, a Sunni cleric living in Azadshahr, Golestan province, was arrested by the
Rissmaan – Thursday, January 23, 2021; Mohammad Hossein Gargij, the former Sunni Friday Imam of Azadshahr, was summoned to the
Rissmaan – Thursday, November 25, 2021; The request for a retrial of the case of 9 Christian converts named Behnam
Rissmaan – Monday, November 8, 2021; The lands of a number of Baha’i citizens in the village of Roshankuh in
Rissmaan – Tuesday, November 9, 2021; Amin Khaki, Milad Goodarzi, and Alireza Nourmohammadi, Christian converts, were summoned to serve their
Rissmaan – Friday, November 5, 2021; Siavash Sobhanian, a Baha’i citizen living in Damavand, was sentenced by the Revolutionary Court
Rissmaan – Tuesday, November 2, 2021; Branch 2 of the Mazandaran Court of Appeals upheld the conviction of Manijeh Azamian,
Rissmaan – Tuesday, October 26, 2021; Moin Misaghi, Negareh Ghaderi, Hayedeh Forootan, and her son Mehran Mosallanejad, Baha’i citizens living
Rissmaan – Saturday, October 16, 2021; The house of Nora Mumtazian and Soroush Abadi, a Baha’i couple living in Shiraz,
Rissmaan – Monday, October 4, 2021; Sheida Tayid, a Baha’i resident of Ghaemshahr, was released on bail from a security
Rissmaan – Thursday, September 30, 2021; The home of Arsalan Yazdani, a Baha’i citizen, was searched by security forces yesterday,
Rissmaan – Thursday, September 23, 2021; Sheida Tayid, a Baha’i citizen living in Ghaemshahr, was detained by security forces at
Rissmaan – Thursday, September 23, 2021; Two Baha’i citizens living in Shiraz, Hayedeh Forootan and her son Mehran Mosallanejad, were
Rissmaan – Wednesday, September 22, 2021; Moin Misaghi and Negareh Ghaderi, Baha’i citizens living in Shiraz were detained by security
Rissmaan – Thursday, September 21, 2021; Soroush Abadi and Kiana Shoaei, Baha’i citizens living in Shiraz, were sentenced to 31
Rissmaan – Sunday, September 19, 2021; The second part of the trial of Mohsen Parish, a citizen of Karaj who
Rissmaan -Tuesday, August 31, 2021; Alireza Varkshah, a Christian convert, was summoned to the Revolutionary Court of Dezful after receiving
Rissmaan – Wednesday, September 1, 2021; Arsalan Yazdani, a Baha’i citizen, was detained by security forces in Tehran and taken
Rissmaan – Thursday, August 26, 2021; Amin Khaki, Milad Goodarzi, and Alireza Nourmohammadi, a Christian convert, were each sentenced to
Rissmaan – Saturday, August 14, 2021; Fazlurehman Koohi, a Sunni cleric and Friday prayer leader from Peshamag, was quarantined today
Rissmaan – Tuesday, August 3, 2021; the interrogation session of Alireza Vark Shah, Mohammad Kaedgap, Ismail Narimanpour, and Mohammad Ali
Rissmaan – Tuesday, July 27, 2021; Hamed Ashouri, a Christian convert, went to Karaj Central Prison to serve his 10-month
Rissmaan – Sunday, July 18, 2021; Amin Zolfaghari, Mahboubeh Misaghian, Mitra Bandi Amir Abadi, and Hiva Yazdan Mehdi Abadi, Baha’i
Rissmaan – Sunday, July 18, 2021; Branch 36 of the Tehran Provincial Court of Appeals upheld the conviction of Afsaneh
Rissmaan – Wednesday, July 14, 2021; Nasser Navard Gol Tappeh, a Christian convert imprisoned in Evin Prison, who had been
Rissmaan – Thursday, July 1, 2021; Moein Mohammadi, a Baha’i citizen, was sentenced to three years and three months in
Rissmaan – Wednesday, June 30, 2021; Davood Jabbari Maraghush, a Sunni prisoner in Urmia Prison, went on a hunger strike.
Rissmaan – Saturday June 27, 2021; Amin Khaki, Milad Goodarzi and Alireza Nourmohammadi, three Christian converts, were each sentenced by
Rissmaan – Wednesday, June 30, 2021, the absentee sentence issued against Shahrzad Nazifi, a Baha’i citizen and a champion and
Rissmaan – Wednesday, June 16, 2021, Hafez Abdul Qader, a Sunni cleric living in Iranshahr, was arrested at his personal
Rissmaan – Monday, June 14, 2021; Sina Kamali Sarvestani, a Baha’i resident of Shiraz, was detained by security forces in
Rissmaan – Monday, June 14, 2021; Darsa Dehghani, a Baha’i citizen living in Shiraz, was detained by security forces at
Rissmaan – Thursday, June 10, 2021; Mawlawi Fazl-ul-Rehman Koohi, a Sunni cleric and Friday prayer leader from Peshamag, who was
Rissmaan – Sunday May 30, 2021; the verdicts against four Baha’i citizens, Mona Mehrabi, Elham Karampisheh, Afsaneh Yadegar Ardestani, and
Rissmaan – Saturday May 29, 2021; Sara Ahmadi and Homayoun Zaveh, a newly converted Christian couple, were summoned to Evin
Rissmaan – Saturday, May 22, 2021; Nooshin Hemmat, Shurangiz Bahamin, Sara Shakib, Azita Rezvani and Sholeh Ashouri, five Baha’is detained
Rissmaan – Saturday 15 May 2021; Reza Zaimi, a Christian convert, was summoned to serve his sentence. He was sentenced
Rissmaan – Saturday 8 May 2021; Spanta Niknam, a former member of the Yazd City Council and a candidate in
Rissmaan – Thursday, May 6, 2021; Qassem Masoumi, a Baha’i resident who was detained by security forces in Shiraz on
Rissmaan – Monday May 3, 2021; Behrouz Farzandi Ardakani and Sedigheh Aghdasi, two Baha’i residents detained in Shiraz, were released
Rissmaan – Sunday, May 2, 2021; the sentence of Reza Zaimi, a Christian convert was reduced by the Alborz Court
Rissmaan – Thursday, April 29, 2021; Behrouz Farzandi Ardakani and Qassem Masoumi, Baha’i residents in Shiraz, were transferred from the
Rissmaan – Wednesday, April 28, 2021; Two Baha’i residents, Vahid Dana and Saeed Abedi, were detained by intelligence agents at
Rissmaan – Tuesday, April 27, 2021; Roya Azad Khosh, a Baha’i resident, was arrested and the homes of at least
Rissmaan – Tuesday, April 27, 2021; Hamed Ashouri, a Christian convert who was arrested by security forces in March 2018
Rissmaan – Wednesday, April 21, 2021; Hojjat Lotfi, Ismail Narimanpour, Mohammad Ali Torabi, and Alireza Vark Shah, 4 Christian converts,
Rissmaan – Sunday, April 25, 2021; the homes of at least 13 Baha’is in the Baharestan city of Isfahan were
Rissmaan – Sunday, April 25, 2021; Sina Shakib, a fourth-semester student of statistics and applications at the Khansar School of
Rissmaan – Monday, April 19, 2021; Ismail Narimanpour, Mohammad Ali Torabi and Alireza Vark Shah, three Christian converts, were arrested
Rissmaan – Tuesday, April 13, 2021; Manijheh Aazamian, a Baha’i resident of Babul, was arrested by the city’s intelligence service
