Observations of Prison; Suffering and Exploitation of Inmates in Evin/Arsham Rezaei

Years ago, a documentary was released on Channel 100 of the national television network, which focused on employment in prisons and claimed that “prisoners are working to turn the wheels of their lives.” At that time, I had no experience of the situation inside the prison, but as a worker who was aware of the […]...

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Deprivation of medical facilities and services for prisoners is a clear example of torture and violation of the “right to life”/Elham Amani.

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Sexual minorities in prison; the challenge of categorizing prisoners based on gender / Rezvaneh Mohammadi

“The prison should be nothing but deprivation of freedom.” (Georges Pompidou, President of France 1974-1981) Michel Foucault sees the prison as a mechanism for behavior modification, made possible by the deprivation of freedom within the legal system. (Surveillance and Punishment, 288) Sexual minorities, like other members of society, may violate laws and be sentenced to […]...

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What does informing about human rights violations do to our mental and conscience as prisoners?/ Reza Alijani

This is a picture of a beautiful flower. Reza Alijani When the friends of the “Peace Line” magazine (Mr. Ali Kalai) asked me to write an article about the “necessity of informing about human rights violations”, I thought about what I should say about this important issue that I haven’t written about before. So far, […]...

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Bloody Ring: The Mafia’s Killing Ground in Rajai Shahr Prison, Karaj / Mostafa Rahmani

This is a caption. Mustafa Rahmani “Ring-e Khonin” is the nickname of a hall in Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj, where opposition prisoners and those outside the circle of “Mohammad Mardani”, the head of the prison, are exiled to. In this hall, after bloody conflicts, prisoners are only transferred to the morgue and infirmary in […]...

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Hadi Qaemi: The group consists of activists who pursue the demands of different sectors of society.

Hadi Ghiami is the director of the International Human Rights Campaign in Iran. On the tenth anniversary of the establishment of the Human Rights Activists Association in Iran, we approached him and asked about the performance of this human rights organization and the reason for its continued activities. Mr. Ghayemi speaks about peace in this […]...

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The 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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