IRAN: Evin Prison ward 350 raided by prison guards
A
large number of repressive prison guards at Evin Prison raided the Ward 350 of
Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison on Sunday few days prior to anniversary of last
year’s brutal attack during which a number of political prisoners were severely
wounded.
The
raid against the Ward 350 that currently holds some 40 political prisoners were
carried out under the pretext of conducting an inspection.
The
number of prison guards involved in the inspection were much higher than the
political prisoners and they were accompanied by prison officials.
Last
April the Ward 350 of Evin prison was the target of a savage raid by the
regime's suppressive forces following their protest. In the savage raid of 17
April 2014 on Ward 350, henchmen battered and injured several prisoners.
International
human rights organization including Amnesty International condemned the raid.
The
beatings were particularly focused on a number of prisoners who have been
charged with affiliation with the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran .
The
Sunday raid in Evin followed by Monday’s violent attack in Gohardasht Prison
against the section of the prison where political prisoners are being held.
The
guards attacked Hall 12 in Section 4 of Gohardasht Prison and transferred
Pastor Saeed Abedini, Mr. Khaled Hardani and Mr. Mostafa Eskandari to solitary
confinement. The repressive agents mistreated and harassed Pastor Saeed
Abedini.
Protesting
against the repressive measures and transfer of political prisoners to solitary
confinement Pastor Abedini and Mr. Hardani went on hunger strike.
The
Iranian regime has intensified repressive measures in prisons to raise fear and
intimidation in society and among the political prisoners to prevent any public
expression of dissent against the regime following the clerical regime’s
Supreme Leader retreating backwards in the nuclear talks by agreeing with a
‘framework’.(NCRI - Apr 12, 2015)
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