mercredi 23 avril 2014

Iran prisoners’ families protest in capital

                       Families of Evin Prison inmates protesting in Tehran
                              Families of Evin Prison inmates protesting in Tehran 

The families of men incarcerated in Tehran’s notorious Evin prisonprotested Tuesday April 22near the Iranian president’s office, citing mistreatment of their loved ones, AFP cited activists as saying.
The gathering came after reports of violence in the jail during an inspection of inmates at Section 350, which houses political prisoners.
Several prisoners were beaten and hurt in Thursday’s incident.
In Tuesday’s protest, filmed by one participant, dozens of demonstrators gathered in a street near the presidential compound.
In the short video, they chanted: “Evin has become Palestine, government why are you sitting and doing nothing?”.
The families, want to meet government officials to discuss the violence at Evin and they have also demanded a response from Hassan Rouhani.
Amnesty International has expressed concern about the Evin incident, reporting that 100 prison guards dressed in riot gear entered Section 350, purportedly to conduct a search.
The rights watchdog said at least four severely injured prisoners were transferred to an outside hospital, while another 26 inmates were hurt.

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