US Edition'Terrified': Supporters fear for prisoners trapped in Iran
IRAN, JUN 18 – Political prisoners in Iran face severe food shortages, medical neglect, and heightened security amid war, with rights groups urging enforcement of legal protections to prevent harm.
- Mahvash Seydal, a political prisoner in Tehran's Evin Prison, issued an urgent letter on June 18, 2025, pleading for emergency legal leniencies amid escalating war.
- Her letter came after a June 16 alert from Iran’s human rights organization highlighting the dangers posed to detainees by Israel’s evacuation directive affecting District 3 near Evin Prison.
- The conflict between Israel and Iran intensified through consecutive tit-for-tat strikes, causing civilians and imprisoned political detainees to face grave health and safety risks without evacuation options.
- Seydal referenced Iran's binding obligations under Iranian law and international treaties like ICCPR and the UN Convention Against Torture, urging urgent international pressure to compel humane treatment and legal measures.
- Failure to implement these leniencies risks serious legal and political consequences, while endangering vulnerable prisoners' lives, highlighting a pressing need for coordinated, transparent enforcement amid ongoing hostilities.
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The relatives of Cécile Kohler and his companion, Jacques Paris, both detained in Evin, have no news of them, while attacks have taken place near the Iranian prison.
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