Mohammad Reza Amouzad, a judge with the Tehran Islamic Revolutionary Court, sentenced at least four political prisoners to death between February 2020 to July 2020: Rouhollah Zam, Amir Hossein Moradi, Saeed Tamjidi and Mohammad Rajabi were all sentenced to death at Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, where Judge…

December 3, 2020 — Amir Hossein Moradi, an Iranian political prisoner who was originally arrested during Iran’s nationwide protests in November 2019, was brutally beaten and sent to a prison quarantine ward against his will by Asghar Fathi, the director of the Greater Tehran Prison. According to Iran Prison Atlas…

According to researchers from the Iran Prison Atlas, Gholamhossein Esmaili, a spokesman for the Iranian Judiciary, said in a press conference today that a total of 2,301 prisoners were to be released, including 157 prisoners labeled as “security convicts” who were arrested for taking part in protests against the government…

Introduction In the past few years, the IPA has worked on collecting, verifying, documenting, and publishing information on political prisoners. The charts below include data on citizens who were arrested due to political reasons or reasons of beliefs during the second three months of 2020. …

Based on reports from the Iran Prison Atlas, the father of Amir Hossein Moradi — a political prisoner arrested during Iran’s November 2019 protests — has committed suicide. Mr. Moradi was about 60 years old. A source close to the Iran Prison Atlas team stated: “Unfortunately, Mr. Moradi, who in…

Executions of political prisoners and prisoners of conscience are once again on the rise in Iran. …

Majid Reza Souzanchi Kashani was arrested on November 18th, 2017. Initially, he was charged with being a member of an evangelical group, and was sentenced to 5 years in prison by Judge Amadzadeh of Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court. The sentence was later appealed, and his case was sent…

Protests began this week in Tehran’s Evin prison after 12 prisoners recently tested positive for coronavirus, according to Iran Prison Atlas researchers. 27 prisoners sat in the prison courtyard and demanded immediate attention to resolve the situation. …

Iranian media has reported that Mostafa Salehi, a political prisoner charged with the murder of a Basij paramilitary officer during Iran’s protests in January 2018, was hanged this week. Salehi had repeatedly denied the charges levied against him and reportedly did not receive a fair trial following his arrest. His…