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The Iranian regime collectively executed 8 prisoners on October 31st in Tehran’s Evin Prison. Prior to that, 16 prisoners were hung on the 22nd and 24th of October in Ghazvin and Gohardasht prisons, respectively. This brings the total of executions to 24 in 10 days.
Sadegh Koohi, 27, an inmate of Gohardasht Prison, was executed on October 24th after enduring eight years behind bars. He was hung merely for protesting physical tortures and insults to his family, and beating Ali Khadem, deputy prison ward of Gohardasht Prison.  Ali Khadem personally executed this prisoner. Ghazvin's public prosecutor said: “The number of executions in the past 20 months in Ghazvin is equivalent to that of the past 20 years,”.

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The Women’s Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, on Nov. 3rd called to save the lives of Mrs. Nasrin Sotuodeh, lawyer of political prisoners, and a number of female political prisoners who are on hunger strike in Evin prison, and it called on all international authorities defending human rights and women rights to condemn imposing wicked pressures on political prisoners, especially women prisoners, in Iran.

In protest to inhuman pressures and restrictions against Sotudeh and her family, such as banning departure of her 12 year old daughter, depriving her from meeting with her two young children, etc., Mrs. Sotudeh, a 47 year old lawyer, has gone on hunger strike since October 17 and is in dire physical conditions; nevertheless, torturers in prison refrain from providing medical treatment to her.

Ms. Sotoudeh was arrested in September 2010 for defending political prisoners. She was sentenced to six years in prison and ten years relieve from practicing law on charges of “acting against national security” and “propaganda against the regime”.
Meanwhile, nine other female political prisoners in Evin prison have gone on hunger strike to protest violent assaults by female wardens and humiliating inspections.

Hamza Rigi on hunger strike

According to Hrana Oct. 25th Hamza Rigi, an Iranian Baluch who was arrested 30 months ago, held in solitary confinement on his 26the day of hunger strike. He was arrested on charge of relating to Jondollah opposition group and was sentenced to death in the revolutionary court of Zahedan and his verdict has been confirmed. "Hamza Rigi was under 18 years old when he was arrested. According to one of his relatives, Hamza was tortured and most of his confessions was given under torture."

 

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According to Haran Nov. 3rd, a leftist student has been sentenced to six years imprisonment in Iran. Dadvar Hosseini from Tehran was arrested on December 5, 2011 and was held in solitary confinement in Ward 209 of Evin Prison for several months, then after four months, was sentenced to six year in prison. There is no information about Hosseini's charges.

 

Prevention of entry of prosthesis specialist and vehicle carrying food to Camp Liberty

The national Council of Resistance of Iran said in a statement dated Nov. 2, 2012 that Iraqi forces, upon the orders of Sadeq Mohammad Kazem, prevented entry of prosthesis specialist to Liberty on Wednesday, October 31, 2012. The specialist had gone to Liberty according to previous agreement to provide services to injured residents. Thereby, the injured and handicapped were deprived once again of receiving extraordinary necessary services.
At the same time, Iraqi forces prevented entry of bicycles and tricycles that residents had bought to be used by the handicapped.
Under harsh living conditions in Camp Liberty where movements on gravel covered ground is intolerable for paraplegic patients, the Government of Iraq is torturing Liberty residents physically and psychologically by imposing such inhuman and criminal restrictions on them.
The statement added that on November 1, Iraqi forces prevented entry of the truck carrying food supply and vegetables. Since the vehicle had been stopped at Liberty entrance for many hours, much of food got rotten.

 

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 Saeed Zeinali, 22, a Tehran University Computer Science graduate, was arrested at his home on July 10,1999, five days after the 5 July 1999, the uprising by the University students at Tehran U dormitories. He was allowed to make one phone call to his family three months later. Since then, his family have not heard from him, have not seen him, and have no information about his fate and possible detention location. His family's persistent pursuit of news about him has proven fruitless. In 2010, Zeinali's mother, Akram Neghabi, and his sister were arrested and detained inside the Intelligence Ministry's Ward 209 at Evin Prison for two months.14 years later, Saeed's mother says that the authorities have kept silent about whether Saeed Zeinali is still alive.
"Over the years, they have told us to go different places, and from there to other locations, and yet to others. She added: There is no organization we have not visited. They don't tell us whether he is alive or dead, or where he is."