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Latest update on female political prisoners in Evin, Qarchak prisons Latest update on female political prisoners in Evin, Qarchak prisons October 8, 2019   in   Women's News Yasaman Aryani , one of the female political prisoners incarcerated in the women’s ward of Evin Prison, has been transferred to the IRGC-Intelligence ward 2A since October 5, 2019. She is serving her 16-year sentence. Her family was only informed of the fact when they went to visit her. In another event, two female political prisoners Atefeh Rangriz and Sepideh Qolian held a sit-in at the notorious Qarchak Prison in Varamin advocating for two common prisoners there, Soqra Eftekhari and Akram Bayrami. The two are kept in solitary confinement under harsh conditions. Ms. Rangriz and Ms. Qolian declared that they will go on a hunger strike if their demand is not met. Farangis Mazloumi , who has been held in solitary confinement at Ward 209 of Evin Prison for more than three mon...

Atefeh Rangriz Writes Of Horrific Situation In Qarchak Prison Aug 16, 2019 Political prisoner Atefeh Rangriz, who was  arrested during the Labor Day demonstration  in Tehran, released an open letter on August 15, 2019, describing the situation of Qarchak Prison in Varamin: “Qarchak Prison is the nickname of hell.” Qarchak Prison, also known as Shahr-e Rey Detention Center, is  where female prisoners are held . There is no separation of crimes in this prison and political prisoners are held along with ordinary criminals and dangerous prisoners. In a part of her letter about the conditions of Qarchak Prison wards, Atefeh Rangriz wrote: There are ten wards here and there are approximately 120 to 150 prisoners in each ward. Except for the mothers’ ward, or the ward where the fate of the children in it is doomed from the very beginning. There are children who see neither night, nor their father, nor the outdoors… There are 11 cabins in ward five, and four ...

Monireh Arabshahi: I Feel Like A Free Bird Aug 12, 2019 _ Mrs. Monireh Arabshahi was recently sentenced to 16 years in prison for not covering her hair in a women-only subway train while giving flowers to women on International Women’s Day. Arrested along with her daughter  Yasaman Aryani  on April 11, 2019, and now  detained in Qarchak Prison in Varamin , Monireh Arabshahi sent out an open letter on her birthday on August 3, 2019. About the ongoing social problems in Iran and particularly, women’s double hardships, she wrote that all humans can be aware of what the next day brings with the steps they take toward tomorrow. Her letter is an example of the awareness and  sacrifice of a generation of Iranian women  who are determined to challenge the mullahs’ misogynistic dictatorship. The full text of this letter is as follows: Tomorrow is promised to no one. This was a sentence I had heard many times and I, like most people, believed it. But at ...