Evin Political Prisoners Continue Protesting the Transfer of Political Prisoner Mir Yousef Younesi

Evin Political Prisoners Continue Protesting the Transfer of Political Prisoner Mir Yousef Younesi

A group of political prisoners in Ward 4 of Evin Prison staged a protest during their outdoor time. The political prisoners in Ward 4 protested the sudden and forced transfer of 70-year-old political prisoner Mir Yousef Younesi to the ward for inmates convicted of non-political offenses, during which he was not even allowed to take his medication with him. On Tuesday, May 6, 70-year-old political prisoner Mir Yousef Younesi was forcibly and with…

Forced Transfer of Political Prisoner Youssef Younesi Sparks Protest Sit-In at Evin Prison

Tensions rose inside Evin Prison on Tuesday following the forced relocation of political prisoner Mir Youssef Younesi, aged 70, to Ward 7, a section designated for inmates convicted of common crimes. The decision, ordered by Evin Prison’s warden Heydat Farzadi, led to a protest sit-in by political prisoners in Ward 4. The incident occurred after a family visit between Younesi and his son Ali Younesi, also a political prisoner. Upon returning to …