Iran: Women’s Ward Inmates Protest Illegal Transfer Of Atena Daemi, Golrokh Iraee

A group of women imprisoned in the Women’s Ward of Evin Prison published an open letter protesting the illegal banishment of Atena Daemi and Golrokh Iraee to the notorious Qarchak Prison.

They expressed concern over the conditions of their fellow inmates and demanded immediate and effective measures.

Azita Rafizadeh, Nassim Bagheri, Maryam Olangi, Zahra Zehtabchi, Nigara Karim Ava, Mohammadi, Elham Farahani, Nargess Mohammadi and Maryam Akbari Monfared are among the signatories of this open letter.

Atena Daemi and Golrokh Iraee have started a wet hunger strike on February 3, 2018, in protest to their illegal transfer to Qarchak Prison and demand to be returned to Evin.

Detainees in the Women’s Ward of Evin wrote in their letter, “Varamin’s Qarchak Prison is place for detaining women with general crimes. There is no classification or separation of prisoners in this prison. The prison fails all standards for detention of prisoners. No drinking water, poor hygiene and no air ventilation are only a small part of the problems of detainees in this prison.”

The assistant prosecutor of Evin, Haj Moradi, had claimed that Ms. Daemi and Ms. Daemi  had been banished due to complaints from prisoners and staff in the Women’s Ward.

Iran: Political Prisoner’s Complaint Letter Against Five Prison Authorities To UN Human Rights Rapporteur

In a letter to the United Nations human rights rapporteur on January 31, the political prisonerSadeghi, who is on hunger strike, warned about the situation of Atena Daemi and Golkorki Iraee, while accusing five authorities of the Iranian regime’s Prisons Organization.

Excerpts of Arash Sadeghi’s letter:

Honourable Zeid Raad al-Hussein, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

Ms.  Jahangir, Special Rapporteur on Situation of Human Rights in Iran

As you are aware, more than a year has passed since my wife was arrested, and during this period I have repeatedly written various letters in this regard.

Last year, following 72 days of hunger strike, I terminated my strike after the judiciary’s promise to release my wife and re-examine her case.