Transfer of an arrested activist to solitary confinement
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Vida
Dehganian, 30, a
civil right
activist, who
was arrested on
13 June in front
of the Melat
park in a
congregation,
has been
transferred to
Evin prison.
Friends of Ms.
Deghan , have
said that she
was transferred
to the section
after she had
invoked a clash
with security
guards in the "women's
section" of Evin
prison on 23
June. The new
section is under
the Intelligence
Ministry
jurisdiction and
it seems this
move was aimed
to put more
pressure on Ms.
Dehganian .
Vida Dehganian
is a member of
the Pan Iranian
opposition
party, which is
considered
illegal in Iran.
After the
protest
demonstration of
people in Tehran
on 13 June,
which was
against
inflation and
corruption of
government
Authorities, the
Judiciary's
spokesman,
announced that
200 people had
been arrested in
that
demonstration .
On 13 June at
least 230 people
were arrested in
Mashad and their
where-abouts is
not clear. At
least 5 students
of Ferdowsi
University of
Mahshad had been
amongst those
arrested.
Amnesty
International
has released an
appeal,
expressing
concern over the
well being of
Ms. Mahboobe
Karami , an
activist of the
1 million
petition who had
been in the same
parkas those
protesting and
as consequence
had been
arrested.
ranian Political Prisoners Association