Posts Tagged: Evin Prison
Families of Detained French Citizens in Iran Plead for Proof of Life After Prison Strike
The families of Cecile Kohler and her partner Jacques Paris, two French citizens detained in Iran since 2022, issued urgent pleas on Friday for proof the pair are still alive, days after an Israeli strike hit Tehran's Evin prison where they...
Iran, US on Verge of Prisoner Swap under Qatar-Mediated Deal
When $6 billion of unfrozen Iranian funds are wired to banks in Qatar as early as next week, it will trigger a carefully choreographed sequence...
Persecution of Christians in Iran, Part Two
This is Part 2 of an article, the first of which appeared yesterday. Historical Christian communities and converts in Iran Iran's Christian and other minority religious communities...
The Persecution of Christians in Iran
Iran's small Christian community enjoyed a rare reprieve last month when Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani was released from prison before finishing a six year sentence. The reasons...
Iran Prison Fire Death Toll Reaches 8 as Protests Continue
i24 News - At least eight prisoners died in the fire at Tehran’s Evin prison which broke out over the weekend, Iran’s judiciary said Monday. The...
Iran Prison Fire Kills Four, Injures 61 as Protests Persist
A fire at Iran's Evin prison late on Saturday killed four detainees and injured 61, state media reported, as anti-government protests sparked by a woman's...
US Issues Fresh Iran Sanctions, Targets Evin Prison
The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on six Iranians and three Iran-based entities, including Tehran's Evin prison. The sanctions, announced by the US Treasury on its...
Iranian-American Dual National, Wife Sentenced to 27, 16 Years in Jail by Tehran Regime
An Iranian-American dual citizen and his wife have been sentenced to 27 and 16 years in jail respectively, the husband said in a letter from...
After Surviving Evin Prison, Woman Works to Free Others
At an average pace, most people can cover about three miles if they walk for a full hour. For 105 days in the summer of 2007, Haleh...
Innocent Iranian-British Woman Rots in Infamous Prison
On a warm day last April, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe dressed her toddler, Gabrielle, kissed her parents goodbye and set off to catch a flight back home to...
Why I’m ‘Adopting’ an Iranian Prisoner
This week, parliamentarians in Canada and the United States have been focusing attention on the dangers posed by the Iranian government, sounding the...
Imprisoned Iranian-American Pastor to Face Iran’s Infamous ‘Hanging Judge’
A 32-year-old Iranian-American pastor who is being held at Iran's notorious Evin Prison because of his Christian faith will go on trial next...
Iranian-American Pastor is Imprisoned in Iran for Preaching Christianity
A 32-year-old Iranian-American pastor is being held at Iran's notorious Evin Prison without notice of formal charges while his family mounts a campaign to secure...
