'Terrified': Supporters fear for prisoners trapped in Iran

'Terrified': Supporters fear for prisoners trapped in Iran

‘How Will My Dad Survive?’: Daughter of Jailed Activist Breaks Down as Iranians Evacuate Tehran Amid Israeli Strikes

Mehraveh Khandan, daughter of jailed Iranian human rights activist Reza Khandan, broke down in a viral video as authorities urged civilians to evacuate parts of Tehran amid escalating tensions and Israeli airstrikes. In the emotional clip, she asks how her imprisoned father can be kept safe, highlighting the plight of political prisoners and their families. Advocacy groups have called for urgent action to protect detainees, while officials remai…

'Terrified': Supporters Fear For Prisoners Trapped In Iran

As Israel presses its aerial attacks on Tehran, concern is growing over the fate of foreign nationals and Iranians seen by rights groups as political prisoners imprisoned in the capital who have no chance of fleeing to safety.

Iranian Political Prisoner in Evin Prison Urges Action to Protect Prisoners As War Escalates

Legal Scholar Asks for Emergency Furloughs and Releases for Trapped Prisoners June 18, 2025 — From Tehran’s Evin Prison, woman political prisoner and international law scholar Mahvash (Sayeh) Seydal has issued an urgent open letter to international human rights bodies, calling for immediate legal and humanitarian measures to protect the lives and safety of political prisoners who are trapped in or near areas under bombardment in Iran. In the mid…