Prisoners Rights
Journalist or political activist? Who justifies the subtle lie? / Kambeez Ghafori
Kambiz Ghafori Charlie Rose has been the host of a television program called “Charlie Rose” on the PBS network in America since the early 1990s. He has personally produced and hosted the show. His guests include a wide range of influential people such as writers, artists, politicians, scientists, and athletes. Despite having a history of […]...
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Created By: Kambiz GhafouriThe story of the white torture in the film “Confession” by Siavash Khorramshahi.
Conversation with Siavash Khoramgah The film “Confessions”, based on a true story, is about the white torture and forced confessions in Iranian prisons. It will soon be broadcasted on one of the satellite networks in Persian language, on the occasion of the anniversary of July 18th, 1978. This documentary was produced in Turkey and […]...
Read MoreStanding two Mohammads and one Narges/ Ali Kalaii
Ali Kalai “Being human is a difficult duty. Perhaps these words may initially seem like a mere string of words, following each other and leaving no trace of the contemporary Iranian morning poetry. With a meaning that only evokes a human understanding in the mind. A meaning that is relevant to philosophical understanding and theoretical […]...
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Created By: Ali KalaeiThe imprisoned journalist will not be denied/ Sam Mahmoudi Sarabi.
Sam Mahmoodi Sarabi Forget it, but I won’t forget. I have hit the wall so that I remember… so that I don’t forget. I want to remember this curse… Even if one day everyone forgets and only a few friends remain, they will say it was a nightmare. They will say he spoke the truth. […]...
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Created By: Sam Mahmoudi SarabiHope and despair in Qazal Hasar Prison in Karaj; in conversation with an executed prisoner/ Simin Rouzgar.
Hope and despair, together, are intertwined in Karaj’s Qezel Hessar prison – one of the largest prisons in the Middle East – despite thousands of prisoners under death sentences. It has been a few months since prisoners have heard whispers that the current laws regarding issuing death sentences for drug-related crimes may change; on one […]...
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Created By: Simin RouzgardNarges Mohammadi: Drug traffickers are victims of poverty / Ali Kalaii
Prior to 1390 (2011), possession, buying, and selling of certain drugs such as hashish and industrial drugs did not carry the death penalty. However, the Expediency Discernment Council declared in a resolution that anyone carrying, buying, selling, or possessing more than 30 grams of these types of drugs would face the death penalty. This resolution […]...
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Created By: Ali KalaeiWorld Human Rights Day and Human Rights Defenders in Prison/ Pegaah Khoramgah
Peace Treaty – During World War II, when the United Nations Charter was being drafted, respect for human rights and certain political freedoms became a focus for representatives of various countries around the world. After some time, United Nations It was designed for these rights to be applicable everywhere and for all nations. In continuation, […]...
Read MoreReflection on the Political Crime Plan
One of the topics that is always discussed in the political discourse in Iran is the topic of “political crimes” and related discussions. The question of what constitutes a political crime and why it has gained such importance in the political culture of the 20th century is a lengthy and detailed discussion, but in this […]...
Read MoreClass-based prison system; the story of us and them!
When I entered prison, almost no one knew me. I was a cultural journalist and, well, to be honest, most politicians are not fond of reading. They had plenty of opportunities to read books there, but mostly political and historical ones, and occasionally philosophical ones. Some of them would also flip through poetry and fiction […]...
Read MoreThe Importance of Mental and Physical Health in Prison / Mehdi Khodaei
With a glance at the situation of ward 350 in Evin prison and hall 12 of Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj. In many standards and human rights reports, the conditions of prisons and treatment of prisoners are always mentioned as indicators for measuring the human approach and adherence to human rights components by governments and […]...
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Created By: Mehdi KhodayiExile Letter; On the pretext of the intensified suffering of political prisoners.
In Iranian laws, there is no punishment of imprisonment in exile, but unfortunately a large number of prisoners in Iran are forced to endure this punishment. Prisoners in exile have been sentenced to endure this punishment in two ways: 1- Judging in the matter of combat based on a fatwa, in practice contrary to the […]...
Read MoreArdeshir Amirarjmand: There is no reason for repentance.
In response to the protest movement that emerged after the 10th presidential election in Iran, the Iranian government took the initiative to peacefully confine the leaders of this movement. Now, more than a thousand days, or in other words, almost three years have passed since the confinement of Mr. Mir Hossein Mousavi, former Prime Minister […]...
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