Spare More than a Thought for Iran’s Protesters
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What this war has provoked is a brutal leap in repression, a fierce acceleration of a control system that was already based only on fear. Iranian public space, already under tension, has been transformed into a theatre of internal occupation under the good guard of the guards of the revolution who have taken all the power. Since the Israeli-American strikes against the country's nuclear installations, the streets of Tehran, Ispahan or Machhad ar…
Bijan Kazemi Transferred to an Intelligence Ministry Safe House in Qom
On Wednesday, July 16, Bijan Kazemi, a political prisoner detained since January 2025, informed his mother during a brief phone call—his first in 12 days of total silence—that he had been transferred to one of the Intelligence Ministry’s safe houses in the city of Qom. This was his first communication since his suspicious transfer from Greater Tehran Prison and he has heightened concerns over his physical and mental well-being, including the ris…
Political Prisoners at Ghezel Hesar Warn of Escalating Repression Amid Wartime Climate
On Wednesday, July 16, 2025, an attempt by Iranian prison authorities to forcibly transfer Saeed Masouri, the longest-held political prisoners in Iran, was halted due to collective resistance by fellow political prisoners at Qezel Hesar Prison, located in Karaj, near Tehran. According to a statement released by these prisoners, officials sought to move Masouri, imprisoned for 25 years, to an undisclosed location. Security agents reportedly used …
Political Prisoners Condemn Secret Transfer of Saeed Masouri: A Warning Against Escalating Repression in Iran’s Prisons - Iran News Update
July 16, 2025 | Ghezel Hesar Prison, Karaj Political detainees in Ghezelhesar prison warn that the regime is using the post-war climate to escalate repression, citing the secret transfer of Saeed Masouri as a dangerous new phase in human rights violations. A group of political prisoners detained in Ghezel Hesar Prison has issued a public statement condemning the secret transfer of Saeed Masouri—one of Iran’s longest-imprisoned political detaine…
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