Iran January 2020 Protests: Issuance of Imprisonment Sentences for 5 Citizens Living in Amol

Human Rights in Iran – On Wednesday, April 22, 2020, Amol Revolutionary Court issued 5 sentences separately for Shora Fekri, Meysam Khalili, Mohsen Rezaei, Salman Farrokhi and another person named Rayi, the detainees of the protests in January 2020, each sentenced to 6 months in prison delivered to the defendants right after issuance.
According to Human Rights in Iran, on Tuesday, April 22, 2020, Shora Fekri, Meysam Khalili, Mohsen Rezaei, Salman Farokhi and another person with the surname of Rayi, were among the detainees of the protests in January 2020, presided over by Judge Mahdavi in  Amol Revolutionary Court found guilty of "propaganda against the regime" and each was sentenced to six months of imprisonment.

Nine Baha'is living in Birjand sentenced to a total of more than 51 years in prison

Human Rights in Iran - Today, Thursday, April 23, 2020, Branch 2 of the Birjand Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Hojjat Nabavi, issued a sentence against Roya Maleki, Ataullah Maleki, Saeed Maleki, Arezoo Mohammadi, Rahmatollah Dimi, Farzaneh Dimi, Nasrin Ghadiri, Banafsheh Mokhtari, and Atieh Salehi, nine Baha'is living in Birjand to a total of 51 years and eight months in prison. The trial on the case of these Baha'i citizens was held on April 20 of the current year. These Baha'i citizens were detained during a raid on the homes of Baha'i citizens in Birjand in October 2017 and were released on bail pending interrogation. 

Workers of Shahroud Railway Buildings, 3 Months’ Salary Arrears and Deprivation of Access to Masks, Gloves and Forced Labor on Quarantine Days

Human Rights in Iran – Today, Wednesday, April 24, 2020, construction workers currently working in the railway buildings of Shahroud have 3 months of deferred monthly salaries. These citizens are also deprived of the right to have access to hygiene items such as masks and environmental disinfectants to prevent coronavirus. They were summoned on the days of the quarantine, by the contractor to work while the contractor did not provide them with the prevention means of the deadly virus.

Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj: At least seven prisoners accused of murder have been executed

Human Rights in Iran - Today, Wednesday, April 24, 2020, the death sentences of at least seven prisoners accused of murder in Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj were carried out. The men had been transferred to solitary confinement in the past few days to serve their death sentences. 

Mohsen Rezaian, Alireza Ariaei, Hamidreza Asgharpour Masouleh, Mostafa Ghiyasvand, Mehdi Asemi, and Anna Dordi Babaei and another prisoner with an unknown identity, according to the report of Human Rights in Iran, this morning, Wednesday, April 24, 2020, were executed on the charge of committing murder. The death sentences were confirmed by the Supreme Court. Among those executed, Mohsen Rezaian had already lost an arm and a leg. 

اندیشه نو با ایرج ربیعی 2579/02/02

در برنامه مورخ دوم اردیبهشت ماه 2579، در برنامه اندیشه نو مهمان منازل شما بودم و ضمن بررسی کوتاه اثرات قیمت منفی نفت، در خصوص اپوزوسیون و اپوزوسیون نماها سخن گفتم. امید که مقبول افتد

A Prisoner Died for Not having Access to Proper Healthcare

Human Rights in Iran – On Saturday the 4^th of April 2020 Mahdi Rabiee, doing his time of 5-year-imprisonment under the accusation of financial crimes in type 5 of third prison ward on 2^nd Saloon in Great Tehran Prison passed away due to the prohibition to have access to health- and medical care he desired.

چارچوب - اهمیت استقلال کانون وکلا

استقلال وکلا، امری که در حالت مطلوب، تضمین کننده محاکمه عادلانه است و این اطمینان را ایجاد میکند که وکیل با تمام توان و کاملا مستقل از سیستم قضایی به دفاع از متهم خود بپردازد.

اگرچه که در حال حاضر هم در ایران چه برای متهمان جرائم عادی و چه برای متهمان سیاسی، این محاکمه عادلانه خیلی هم در دسترس نبوده اما به نظر میرسد که قوه قضائیه تحت ریاست ابراهیم رئیسی قصد دارد هر چه بیشتر از عدالت فاصله بگیرد.

در روز 28 اسفند سال 98، یعنی دقیقا آخرین روز کاری این سال، پیش نویس آیین نامه ای از سوی قوه قضاییه برای کانون وکلا ارسال شد که در آن، تغییراتی هست که اساسا مورد تقاضای وکلا نبوده است!

این جزئیات شاید در نگاه اول، فقط اختلافی بین قوه قضائیه و کانون وکلا به نظر برسند اما واقعیت این است که این آیین نامه ها، میتوانند به سادگی گام اول در راستای از بین بردن کلیت مفهوم عدالت در دادگاه های ایران باشند.

و البته در پی آن هم آیین نامه تعیین حق الوکاله که آن هم در 28 اسفند توسط ابراهیم رئیسی به تصویب رسیده است.

اندیشه نو با دکتر ایرج ربیعی 04/05/2020

در برنامه اندیشه نو به همراه دکتر ایرج ربیعی در خصوص کرونا و وضعیت زندانیان سیاسی سخن گفتم

Danial Zeinolabedini, Juvenile Criminal, Passed Away After Assault and Battery by Security Agents in Mahabad Prison

Human Rights in Iran – On Tuesday, March 31^st, 2020 Danial Zeinolabedini, a juvenile criminal imprisoned in Mahabad Prison who had been transferred to solidarity cell for participating in protests against a lack of accessibility to hygiene and disinfection products passed away after assault and battery and torture by security agents in prison.

At least 10 prisoners kept in Tabriz and Urmia prisons transferred to intelligent service detain centers

Human Rights in Iran – On Wednesday, April the 1^st, 2020 at least 10 prisoners kept in Tabriz and Urmia prisons were transferred to intelligent service wards, also known as Secured Ward, either inside or outside of these prisons. The main reason for this transfer is the protests occurred in the past days by prisoners for being deprived of having access to hygiene products and disinfection and antiseptic products to prevent getting infected by Corona Virus, as well as the exclusion of them to go on temporary leave and other rights legally recognized.