Activists held in Evin prison deprived of their right to make phone calls

Five political prisoners held at the women's ward of Evin Prison in Tehran have been deprived of their right to make phone calls.

News Center- People held in Iran’s prisons have faced rights violations. According to the received reports, five political prisoners being held at the women’s ward of Evin Prison in Tehran have been banned from making phone calls.

Fariba Kamalabadi, Mahosh Thabit, Narges Mohammadi, Golrokh Iraee and Faezeh Hashemi were arrested in April for participating in the virtual conference called “Dialogue to Save Iran”. Being held at the women’s ward of Evin prison, five political prisoners have been banned from making phone calls.

The virtual conference called “Dialogue to Save Iran” was held on the Clubhouse app between April 21 and 22. After the conference, many activists were arrested on charges of “propagandizing against the regime”, “participation in illegal gatherings” and “preparation and publication of images of illegal gatherings on channels opposed to the regime”.