Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Hundreds of prisoners at Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj were collectively transferred to Evin Prison in Tehran and Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj between 1 and 5 August. These transfers took place in groups, with the prisoners being transferred to different sections of these prisons. Concerns have been raised about the well-being of the prisoners due to the lack of personal belongings during the transfer process,...

Kurdish rapper Saman Yasin, who was arrested during the recent anti-government protests in Tehran, was transferred from Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj, northern Iran, to an undisclosed location on 28 January. Yasin was summoned to the prison guard office under the pretext of being sent to the hospital for surgery, Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. During his interrogation in Ward 241 of Tehran's Evin...

Saman Yasin, a Kurdish artist sentenced to death, attempted to commit suicide by taking pills on the evening of 20 December due to the harsh detention conditions in Hall 31 of Ward 10 of Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj, northern Iran. While Yasin was unconscious, he was taken to the prison infirmary to have his stomach washed, and be injected with the serum. Although he was...

A group of political prisoners in Rajai Shahr Prison in Iran's northern Karaj province have written a letter on the death of writer Baktash Abtin in prison and held the Islamic Republic of Iran responsible for it. "We believe that only by responsibly participating in litigation campaigns and challenging the authority regarding such crimes can the recurrence of such tragedies be prevented", said the prisoners...

On Sunday morning, February 2, the special guard of Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj searched the ward 11 of this prison, where the Sunni prisoners were held. The guards disrespected the prisoners during their physical inspection and this has caused tension in the ward, sources told Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN).  "From the very beginning of the inspection, the special guards were...

A request from a political prisoner at Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj to attend his mother’s funeral has been denied, a source familiar with the case of the prisoner told Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). Saeed Shirzad had requested temporary release saying he has the right to attend his mother’s funeral, the source said. His sister posted on her Twitter account on 20 September saying that...

A group of Sunni prisoners held in Rajaee Shahr prison Hall 36, ward 10 of the, have gone on an unlimited hunger strike in protest to their situation. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) obtained that, 35 prisoners have started their hunger strike since Tuesday, July 16, 2019. They are protesting to the small size of their room, the lack of facilities such as cooking, telephone...

Two Sunni prisoner, Tohid Qureshi and Hamza Darwish, who were transferred to solitary confinement following the raid of hall 21 in ward 7 at Rajai Shahr Prison by Special Guard forces on Wednesday, February 06, are in critical condition due to being on continued hunger strike and beaten by prison officials. A reliable source has told Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) on Monday, February 11...