HRANA News Agency – One of the prisoners in ward 8 of Evin prison after injuring himself, attempted to threaten and insult the political prisoners in this ward on Sunday, 17th January.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), it caused panic in the ward and prison authorities transferred him to another ward, but political prisoners protested against such actions which have repeated in the prison demanding for action from authorities to provide safety for the prisoners.
Last week also beating Asu Rostami, political prisoner by a prison guard led to political prisoners’ protest that ended with apologizing offending officer and mediation of the head of the ward.
Ward Eight is currently one of the worst wards in Evin prison, where many political prisoners despite the principle of separation of offenses, are kept along with non-political and sometimes dangerous prisoners.