!"#$%&' )* +,'&#- #./# #))0 1$/2' )& 34 516%$ /&7 #.

' 7/8- *)$$)9%&: %& +,%&

;6%-)& (based on prlsoners' LesLlmonles)
17 Aprll aLLacks
o AL 9:30 am on 17 Aprll, now dubbed by prlsoners as '8lack 1hursday', a
number of plaln-cloLhed - posslbly securlLy and lnLelllgence - agenLs as well as
prlson guards and offlclals enLered Men's Ward 330 for search and lnspecLlon.
o unllke prevlous lnspecLlons, Lhe agenLs who were presenL on 17 Aprll had
cameras wlLh Lhem.
o Some of Lhe prlsoners lnhablLlng 8ooms 1 and 3 of Ward 330, havlng had Lhe
experlence of cerLaln belonglngs and even food lLems golng mlsslng durlng
prevlous searches, demanded Lo be presenL durlng lnspecLlon of Lhelr
belonglngs. 1hey dld noL physlcally reslsL or oppose Lhe lnspecLlon, Lhey
slmply lnslsLed LhaL Lhey wanLed Lo be presenL ln Lhelr rooms durlng Lhe
search.
o 1he personal effecLs of Lhese prlsoners, lncludlng blankeLs, plaLes, spoons,
food, books, and noLebooks were all Lhrown lnLo a plle ln Lhe mlddle of Lhe
room. rlsoners who had sLayed behlnd ln Lhe rooms volced Lhelr verbal
ob[ecLlons and began slnglng proLesL songs and shouLlng uown wlLh Lhe
dlcLaLor."
o 1he prlsoners were Lhen reporLedly ordered Lo sLrlp fully, whlch apparenLly
Lhey refused and verbally ob[ecLed Lo.
o SubsequenLly, Lhe guards senL a large number of Lhe prlsoners from oLher
rooms lnLo Lhe yard. 1hen several of Lhe plaln-cloLhed agenLs and around 60
members of Lhe rlson Speclal Cuard wlLh baLons and anLl-rloL gear aLLacked
Lhe prlsoners who remalned ln Lhe ward and beaL Lhem. 8eLween 20 and 23
of Lhese agenLs had masks on Lhelr faces.
o 1he prlsoners who had gone ouLdoors who noLlced Lhe aLLack Laklng place ln
Lhe ward, reLurned Lo verbally ob[ecL Lo Lhe beaLlngs and were also beaLen,
and as a resulL some were also ln[ured.
o 1he guards Lhen llned up ln Lhe hallway of Lhe ward, and beaL Lhe prlsoners
passlng Lhrough, hlLLlng Lhem wlLh baLons and klcklng and punchlng Lhem.
1hey Lhen handcuffed and bllndfolded some of Lhe prlsoners and Look Lhem
lnLo mlnlbuses. 1he floors of Lhese mlnlbuses and Lhe prlson yard were
reporLed Lo be sLalned wlLh Lhe blood of Lhese prlsoners.

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rlsoners senL Lo sollLary conflnemenL
o More Lhan 30 prlsoners were senL Lo sollLary conflnemenL cells on 17 Aprll
afLer Lhe aLLacks. (see LlsL 2 below)
o ln Lhe sollLary conflnemenL cells, Lhe prlsoners were lll LreaLed lncludlng belng
sLrlpped, belng handcuffed and dragged on Lhe floor, belng punched and
klcked, belng sworn aL and degraded, belng deprlved of blankeLs and
underwear, and belng bllndfolded. All of Lhe prlsoners senL Lo sollLary
conflnemenL had Lhelr halr and mousLaches shaved off by prlson guards.
o 10 of Lhe prlsoners who had been senL Lo sollLary conflnemenL cells and were
noL as badly ln[ured as oLhers were reLurned Lo Ward 330 on SaLurday 19
Aprll ln Lhe mornlng. Seven more were reLurned Lo Ward 330 beLween
Monday 21 Aprll and 1uesday 22 Aprll. 1wo more were reLurned Lo Ward 330
on 23 Aprll ln Lhe evenlng.
o AL leasL 11 prlsoners sLlll remalned ln sollLary conflnemenL as of 1hursday 24
Aprll. All Lhose who remaln ln sollLary conflnemenL are reporLedly on hunger
sLrlke.
Medlcal care for prlsoners ln[ured on 17 Aprll
o 1he prlsoners who were senL Lo sollLary conflnemenL cells were noL provlded
wlLh lmmedlaLe medlcal care ln Lhe prlson cllnlc. rlson sLaff provlded Lhem
wlLh wound dresslngs ln Lhe sollLary conflnemenL cells. Cnly one prlsoner who
was senL Lo sollLary conflnemenL (Mohammad Sadlq kaboudvand) reporLed
belng Laken ouLslde of Lhe sollLary conflnemenL cell for medlcal LreaLmenL.
uurlng a famlly vlslL on 21 Aprll, he reporLed LhaL afLer spendlng 3 days ln a
sollLary conflnemenL cell, he was Laken Lo recelve LreaLmenL on 20 Aprll.
o 8eporLs lndlcaLe LhaL up Lo flve prlsoners were lnlLlally senL Lo an ouLslde
hosplLal buL were prompLly reLurned Lo Lhe prlson.
o rlsoners who vlslLed wlLh Lhelr famllles on 21 Aprll reporLed LhaL 2 of Lhe
ln[ured prlsoners (Lsmaell 8arzegarl and Cmld 8ehroozl) were lnlLlally puL ln
an ambulance golng Lo 1aleghanl PosplLal (ouLslde of Lvln prlson) on 17 Aprll
buL were reLurned Lo Lhe prlson cllnlc LhaL same day. Mr. 8arzegarl was
chalned Lo hls bed ln Lvln prlson's cllnlc for one or Lwo days. Mr. 8ehroozl was
also chalned (handcuffed and shackled) Lo hls bed ln Lvln prlson's cllnlc. ln
proLesL agalnsL Lhls lll-LreaLmenL, he wenL on hunger sLrlke unLll he was senL
back Lo Ward 330 on 19 Aprll.
o Akbar Amlnl Armakl was one of Lhe prlsoners senL Lo a hosplLal ouLslde of Lhe
prlson on 19 Aprll and was prompLly reLurned Lo Lhe prlson as a resulL of Lhe
refusal of Lhe rlson Cllnlc's dlrecLor Lo allow hls hosplLallsaLlon.
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o A number of prlsoners Lold Lhelr famllles LhaL prlson auLhorlLles had noL
prepared x-rays or oLher medlcal documenLs for Lhe ln[ured prlsoners ln order
noL Lo leave any evldence of ln[urles.
1he days followlng Lhe 17 Aprll aLLacks
o Cn Sunday 20 Aprll, flve prlsoners

were allowed Lo call Lhelr famllles. 1hese
prlsoners are AbdolfaLLah SolLanl and uavar Posselnl vo[dan (boLh had been
senL Lo sollLary conflnemenL on Aprll 17 and Lhen reLurned Lo Ward 330 on
Aprll 19), and Lmad 8ehavar, Passan Assadl Zeldabadl, and Amln Chalakl (all
Lhree had remalned ln Ward 330 afLer Lhe Aprll 17 aLLack).
o Cn Monday 21 Aprll, famllles were allowed Lo vlslL some prlsoners from Ward
330. A number of prlsoners who appeared ln Lhe vlslLaLlon Pall of Lhe prlson
Lo meeL Lhelr famlly members used walklng sLlcks and orLhopaedlc belLs.
1helr heads had been shaved and Lhey were helplng each oLher Lo walk.
8rulses were vlslble. Accordlng Lo Lhe prlsoners who appeared ln Lhe
vlslLaLlon Pall, Lhey had been sub[ecLed Lo less vlolence Lhan Lhe oLhers who
sLlll remalned ln sollLary conflnemenL.
o CLher prlsoners who had noL been ln[ured or noL been senL Lo sollLary cells
also shaved Lhelr heads ln solldarlLy wlLh Lhe vlcLlms.
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A%-# 3B =&C"6'7 16%-)&'6-
1he followlng non-exhausLlve lnformaLlon has been complled from leLLers wrlLLen by some
of Lhe prlsoners and sLaLemenLs of famllles of prlsoners who vlslLed Lhelr lmprlsoned
relaLlves on Monday 21 Aprll, and corroboraLed by Lwo medlcal docLors lmprlsoned ln Ward
330 who were able Lo examlne mosL of Lhe prlsoners and conflrm Lhelr ln[urles:
3D E'F0) G.'$:./#%B 8roken hand, hls shlrL and cloLhes were Lorn off and he was
hlL on hls bare back, neck and shoulder blades.
HD E).'%$ I/J/7%B Was hlL wlLh baLons and goL brulses on hls neck, arms and
shoulder blades.
KD E)6)"-. E/J'#B Was hlL wlLh baLons and suffered a head ln[ury.
LD E/''7 M/#%&1)"6B Was hlL wlLh baLons and subsequenLly losL consclousness
for a conslderable lengLh of Llme. Pe ls sLlll ln sollLary conflnemenL and hls
condlLlon ls noL known.
ND +-F/'%$ I/6O':/6%B 1wo rlbs broken and was urlnaLlng blood.
PD !F%7 I'.6))O%B Suffered a rupLured arLery ln hls wrlsL from belng cuL wlLh a
sharp ob[ecL (posslbly glass) whlch requlred sLlLches.
4D G/F8/6 E/J'#%QE/&R/#B Suffered sharp chesL paln durlng Lhe aLLack lndlcaLlng a
posslble problem wlLh hls hearL. Pe was glven hearL medlcaLlon whlch
reporLedly relleved hls paln.
SD 50J/6 5F%&% 56F/0%B Suffered a cuL above hls rlghL ear, ecchymosls and
swelllng aL Lhe back of hls head, dlzzlness, vomlLlng and blurred eyeslghL, and
a severe head and neck ln[ury. Pe now has reduced hearlng ln hls rlghL ear.
TD 5$%6'O/ U/C/'%: ConLuslon on hls rlghL wrlsL, brulse and conLuslon on hls back,
on hls lefL and rlghL shoulder blades.
3VD 5F%& W./$/0%: Lcchymosls and brulslng on hls lefL elbow.
33D M/--)"7 56/JQW.)"J7/6: ConLuslon on rlghL shoulder blade and upper rlghL
arm, swelllng aL Lhe [olnL of rlghL shoulder blade.
3HD </6-.%7 </#R.%: ConLuslon and swelllng of Loe on lefL fooL. lL was esLabllshed
LhaL hls Loe was broken and he was senL Lo 1aleghanl PosplLal on 20 Aprll. Pe
may need surgery laLer Lo repalr Lhe damage.
3KD E'88'7 ?)--'%& U)&/:.%QM/$'0%: ConLuslon and mlnor swelllng aL Lhe back of
head, small cuLs on flngers, back of lefL hand and rlghL palm.
3LD M/C%7 M)./FF/7%QM)'%&: LefL eye lnflammaLlon, conLuslon and sllghL
brulslng around lefL eye.
3ND 5-:./6 X./##/&: ConLuslon and mlnor swelllng aL Lhe back of boLh feeL.
3PD +F/7 I'./,/6: Several conLuslons all over Lhe body, brulses aL Lhe back and
shoulder blades, mlnor cuLs and conLuslon of boLh wrlsLs.
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34D ;'8F/& G/--QY'C/7: ConLuslon and swelllng of Lhe lefL wrlsL and mlnor cuL aL
Lhe fronL of rlghL leg.
3SD M)./FF/7 E/7%Z G/J)"7,/&7B Suffered Lhree broken rlbs, kldney bleedlng,
Lwo broken Loes on lefL fooL, brulsed knee and arm, and swelllng aL Lhe back
of Lhe head.
3TD I'.O/7 56/JQX)$: Pead ln[ury and severe nose ln[ury (posslbly broken)
20) E/''7 ?/'6%: Severe brulses on hls body.
1he followlng prlsoners were senL Lo sollLary conflnemenL on 17 Aprll, and when Lhey were
reLurned Lo Ward 330 Lhey were examlned by Lhe Lwo medlcal docLors lmprlsoned Lhere and
found Lo have Lhe followlng ln[urles:
H3D 5--/7)$$/. ?/7%: Peallng wound on lefL leg, above Lhe ankle, conLuslon and
lnflammaLlon of scalp behlnd Lhe rlghL ear, heallng brulse on rlghL wrlsL,
HHD 5--/7)$$/. 5--/7%: Lxpanslve ecchymosls above Lhe navel, conLuslon aL Lhe
back around Lhe rlghL shoulder blade, llmlLed movemenL of shoulder blade
[olnL,
HKD 5F%6 >)"6J%& X./O%/&%: Peallng brulse on rlghL shoulder blade, heallng
brulse on rlghL knee and llmlLed movemenL of rlghL knee [olnL,
HLD >/,/6 ?)--'%&% [)C7/&: 8rulse on lefL shoulder blade and llmlLed movemenL
of lefL shoulder blade,
HND M)-#/*/ 5J7%: Peallng ln[ury on scalp wlLh sllghL swelllng,
HPD M)-#/*/ U%-F/&J/*: Peallng brulses on rlghL wrlsL,
H4D \/-./6 >/6"$-./*/: 8ack ln[ury, brulse and swelllng on rlghL shoulder blade,
heallng wound and brulse on lefL leg,
HSD M'.7% G.)7/'%: Peallng wound on rlghL Lhumb, heallng brulse and sllghL
swelllng and conLuslon on rlghL shoulder blade,
HTD M/C%7 5--/7%: Peallng brulse on lefL arm,
KVD ?)"#/& >)$/#%B Peallng brulse and conLuslon on rlghL wrlsL
K3D M'.67/7 5./&0./.B Pead ln[ury
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A%-# HB ;6%-)&'6- -'&# #) -)$%#/68 2)&*%&'F'&# )& 34 516%$
1he followlng non-exhausLlve lnformaLlon has been complled from leLLers wrlLLen by some
of Lhe prlsoners as well as sLaLemenLs of famllles of prlsoners who vlslLed Lhelr lmprlsoned
relaLlves on Monday 21 Aprll.
(1he flrsL 10 prlsoners were reLurned Lo Ward 330 on 19 Aprll)
1. AbdolfaLLah SolLanl (human rlghLs lawyer)
2. uavar Posselnl vo[dan
3. Arash Pampay
4. All Asgarl
3. MosLafa 8lsmanbaf
6. MosLafa Abdl
7. Amlr uourbln Chazlanl
8. Sohell Arabl
9. Assadollah Padl
10. Assadollah Assadl
(1he nexL 7 prlsoners were reLurned Lo Ward 330 on 21 or 22 Aprll)
11. PouLan uolaLl
12. ?ashar uarulshafa
13. Ma[ld Assadl
14. Mehdl khodael
13. Soroush SabeL
16. Amlr 8ezazadeh
17. Saeed Paerl
(1he followlng Lwo prlsoners were reLurned Lo Ward 330 on Lhe evenlng of 23 Aprll)
18. Mohammad uavarl
19. Mehrdad Ahankhah
(1he followlng prlsoner reporLedly spenL 17 Lo 20 Aprll ln sollLary conflnemenL. AfLer
parLlclpaLlng ln a famlly vlslL aL Lvln rlson on 21 Aprll, he has noL reLurned Lo Ward 330.)
20. Mohammad Sadlq kaboudvand (presldenL of Lhe Puman 8lghLs CrganlsaLlon of
kurdlsLan)
(As of 23 Aprll, Lhe followlng 11 prlsoners had sLlll noL reLurned Lo Ward 330.)
21. Mohammad-Amln Padavl
22. 8ehzad Arab-Col
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23. Cholamreza khosravl
24. Abolghassem louladvand
23. 8eza Akbarl-Monfared
26. 8ehnam Lbrahlmzadeh
27. Saeed MaLlnpour
28. Sohell 8abadl
29. Semko khelghaLl
30. 8eza Pamyarl
31. Mohammad Sho[ael



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U'-1)&-'- )* 16%-)&'6- *)$$)9%&: #.' 34 516%$ /##/20-
74 of Lhe prlsoners ln Ward 330 who were noL senL Lo sollLary conflnemenL wroLe an
open leLLer Lo Lhe ALLorney-Ceneral LhaL was publlshed on 19 Aprll. 1he leLLer
recounLs Lhe evenLs of 17 Aprll and provldes an lnlLlal dlagnosls of Lhe ln[urles
lncurred. 1he slgnaLorles say Lhey are prepared Lo LesLlfy.
2

AnoLher leLLer, slgned by 28 prlsoners, was senL Lo resldenL 8ouhanl on 20 Aprll.
1hls leLLer glves an accounL of Lhe evenLs of 17 Aprll, asks for Lhose ln[ured Lo recelve
a medlcal examlnaLlon lmmedlaLely before Lhelr ln[urles heal, and calls for an
lnvesLlgaLlon by an lndependenL and lmparLlal panel.
3

12 of Lhe prlsoners who had remalned ln Ward 330 on 17 Aprll began a hunger sLrlke
on 21 Aprll.
4
ln a sLaLemenL publlshed on kaleme news webslLe, Lhe prlsoners sLaLe
LhaL Lhey are on hunger sLrlke Lo proLesL Lhe lllegal acLlons and vlolaLlon of rlghLs of
prlsoners as well as Lhe fallure Lo lnvesLlgaLe Lhe gross and unprecedenLed abuses,
and Lhe presenLaLlon of false lnformaLlon dlsLorLlng Lhe LruLh."
3

21 more prlsoners
6
also began a hunger sLrlke on 22 Aprll, and lssued a sLaLemenL
ouLllnlng Lhe evenLs of 17 Aprll and Lhe days LhaL followed:
7

Severe beaLlng of prlsoners,
lnfllcLlng lnLenLlonal harm on prlsoners,
lallure Lo send ln[ured prlsoners Lo hosplLals,
lallure Lo follow up on complalnLs of prlsoners,
lorced shavlng of heads and faces of prlsoners Lo degrade Lhem,
Pandcufflng and bllndfoldlng Lhe prlsoners,
uesLroylng common and prlvaLe belonglngs of prlsoners.
1he leLLer also ouLllnes 7 demands, and sLaLes LhaL Lhe 21 prlsoners wlll conLlnue
Lhelr hunger sLrlke unLll Lhese demands are meL:
All ln[ured prlsoners musL be reLurned from sollLary conflnemenL,

2
1hls leLLer ls avallable ln erslan here: hLLp://www.kaleme.com/1393/01/30/klm-180979/
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1he leLLer ls publlc and avallable ln erslan here: hLLp://www.kaleme.com/1393/01/31/klm-181171/
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1hese prlsoners are Passan Assadl Zeldabadl, Amlr Lslaml, Akbar Amlnl Armakl, Lmad 8ehavar, Chorban
8ehzadlanne[ad, Massoud edram, Amln Chalakl, Mohammad Sadegh 8abbanl Amlashl, Allreza 8a[ael, Seyyed
Posseln 8onaghl-Malekl, 8eza Shahabl, and Mohsen Mlrdamadl.
3
hLLp://www.kaleme.com/1393/02/01/klm-181438/
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1hese prlsoners are AbdolfaLLah SolLanl, Lsmaell 8arzegarl, vahld Asgharl, Arash Pampay, Mehdl Sa[edlfar,
Cmld Shahmoradl, Lbrahlm lroozl, Mssoud Arab-Choubdar, Assadollah Padl, Sohell Arabl, Asghar ChaLLan,
Amlr uorosLl, vahld Paydarzadeh, 8eza Shahabl (slgned boLh leLLers), Saeed Paerl, Cmld Zare'lne[ad, ?ashar
uarulshafa, Mehdl khodael, Ma[ld Assadl, All Salampour, Amlr uourbln Chazlanl.
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An lnvesLlgaLlon lnLo Lhe above-llsLed evenLs and Lhose responslble for
vlolaLlng prlsoners' rlghLs and breaklng Lhe law,
1he ln[ured prlsoners musL be lmmedlaLely referred Lo Lhe SLaLe lorenslc
Medlclne ueparLmenL

Lo evaluaLe Lhelr condlLlon and ln[urles,
1he ln[ured prlsoners musL be Lransferred Lo a hosplLal for LreaLmenL,
An offlclal apology musL be made Lo prlsoners and Lhelr famllles,
MaLerlal and emoLlonal harm suffered by prlsoners musL be compensaLed,
8epresenLaLlves of Lhe lranlan people," as well as [members of] Lhe
ClLlzenshlp 8lghLs roLecLlon anel

of Lhe !usLlce ueparLmenL of 1ehran
rovlnce should come Lo Ward 330 of Lvln prlson Lo hear Lhe LesLlmonles of
Lhe prlsoners and prepare a reporL.

52#%)&- /&7 U'-1)&-'- )* */F%$%'- )* 16%-)&'6-
Cn 20 Aprll, famllles of prlsoners gaLhered ln fronL Lhe arllamenL bulldlng. Cne M,
Mr. uavaLgarl, was asslgned by Lhe arllamenL's naLlonal SecurlLy and lorelgn ollcy
CommlLLee Lo meeL wlLh Lhe famllles of Lhe prlsoners and reporL back Lo Lhe
CommlLLee.
8
Some Ms also requesLed LhaL Lhe famllles be granLed a speclal vlslL Lo
Lvln rlson Lo see Lhelr lmprlsoned relaLlves. lamllles do have regular vlslLaLlon days
every week where Lhey speak Lo Lhelr lmprlsoned relaLlves vla Lelephones behlnd
glass dlvlders. Some famllles had face-Lo-face vlslLaLlon on 21 Aprll. Powever, Lhe
prlsoners who were ln sollLary conflnemenL on 21 Aprll were noL granLed vlslLs wlLh
Lhelr famllles.
Cn 22 Aprll, abouL 300 famlly members and supporLers gaLhered ln fronL of Lhe
resldenL's Cfflce.
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1hey senL flve represenLaLlves lnslde Lo meeL wlLh Mr. Mahdavl,
Lhe Speclal lnspecLor of Lhe resldenL's Cfflce. 1he flve represenLaLlves of Lhe
prlsoners' famllles presenLed Mr. Mahdavl wlLh a leLLer ouLllnlng flve demands:
lmmedlaLely esLabllsh an lmparLlal LruLh commlsslon conslsLlng of
represenLaLlves of Lhe Lhree branches of Lhe SLaLe Lo vlslL Lhe prlson and
lnvesLlgaLe Lhe evenLs of 17 Aprll and Lhe days followlng,
ldenLlfy Lhose responslble for Lhe vlolaLlons LhaL Look place and hold Lhem
accounLable before Lhe naLlonal !udlclary,
8eLurn Lhe prlsoners ln sollLary conflnemenL back Lo Ward 330 and provlde
Lhem wlLh medlcal care,

8
8eporLed ln Lhe ually Shargh, 21 Aprll 2014, page 3, hLLp://sharghdally.lr/?news_ld=32201
9
vldeo fooLage of Lhls gaLherlng avallable aL: hLLp://www.radlofarda.com/conLenL/f3-proLesLers-arresLed-
Lehran/23338414.hLml
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Pave Lhe !udlclary guaranLee Lhe proLecLlon and rlghLs of prlsoners, lncludlng
allowlng leave from prlson
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, allowlng for release on probaLlon, and
permlLLlng phone calls and face-Lo-face vlslLs wlLh Lhelr famllles,
ulsmlss Lhe !usLlce MlnlsLer for lgnorlng Lhe evenLs of 17 Aprll and denylng
Lhe occurrence of ln[urles,
CuesLlon Lhe lnLelllgence MlnlsLer abouL Lhe evenLs of 17 Aprll.

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Cn 19 Aprll, MlnlsLer of lnLelllgence Po[aLLoleslam Seyyed Mahmoud Alavl, sald LhaL
Lhe MlnlsLry of lnLelllgence would soon lssue a sLaLemenL on Lhe evenLs.
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no such
sLaLemenL had been lssued as of 24 Aprll.
Cn 20 Aprll, MlnlsLer of !usLlce Po[[aLoleslam MosLafa ourmohammadl, speaklng Lo
reporLers on Lhe frlnge of Women's uay ceremonles, declared LhaL only Lwo
prlsoners who reslsLed Lhe searches on 17 Aprll were sllghLly ln[ured ln clashes ln
Ward 330 of Lvln prlson.
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Cn 20 Aprll, Lhen Pead of Lhe rlsons CrganlsaLlon Cholamhosseln Lsmaelll, speaklng
Lo reporLers on Lhe frlnge of Women's uay ceremonles, denled LhaL any clashes or
beaLlng had Laken place on 17 Aprll ln Lvln rlson. Pe sald: Some prlsoners reslsLed
durlng lnspecLlon and refused Lo leave. Cur colleagues moved Lhem. 1hey swore aL
and lnsulLed our colleagues."
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Cn 20 Aprll, aL a hearlng wlLh Lhe arllamenL's naLlonal SecurlLy and lorelgn ollcy
CommlLLee, Lhen Pead of Lhe rlsons CrganlsaLlon Mr. Lsmaelll sLaLed LhaL Lhe
lnspecLlon Leam, who was noL parL of Lhe currenL prlson sLaff, pushed Lhe [prlsoners]
ouL of Lhe rooms. nobody. was beaLen up or ln[ured. 1he dlfference Lhls Llme
[compared Lo prevlous searches] was LhaL sLaff from Lhe rlsons CrganlsaLlon from
oLher prlsons dld Lhe search and lnspecLlon work."
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Cn 21 Aprll, a local newspaper publlshed LhaL an M named Mr. 1abesh had clalmed
LhaL Lhe fooLage Laken by Lhe guards on 17 Aprll ln Ward 330 had been vlewed by
some Ms of Lhe naLlonal SecurlLy and lorelgn ollcy CommlLLee and LhaL lL would

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CourL-granLed shorL-Lerm leave from prlson ls provlded for wlLhln lran's prlson sysLem.
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8eporLed ln ually Shargh: hLLp://Lnews.lr/news/88L824210981.hLml
12
8eporLed by Lhe offlclal lranlan news agency, l8nA on 20 Aprll 2014: hLLp://www.lrna.lr/fa/news/81130086/
13
ubllshed by lranlan SLudenLs news Agency (lSnA): hLLp://lsna.lr/fa/news/93020100339
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ubllshed by lranlan SLudenLs news Agency (lSnA), on 20 Aprll 2014:
hLLp://www.lsna.lr/fa/news/93013113473/u8AAu88Cu983-
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be reporLed Lo oLher Ms."
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As of 24 Aprll, a formal sLaLemenL from Lhe arllamenL
on Lhe conLenL of Lhls fooLage LhaL was allegedly vlewed by Ms has yeL Lo be
publlshed.
Cn 22 Aprll, nlne Ms offlclally requesLed Lhe MlnlsLer of !usLlce Lo lnvesLlgaLe Lhe
evenLs of 17 Aprll ln Lvln prlson's Ward 330.
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Cn 23 Aprll, Pead of Lhe !udlclary AyaLollah Amoll Larl[anl, speaklng Lo a meeLlng of
hlgh-ranklng [udlclal offlclals, sald Lhe reporL of Lhe head of Lhe rlsons CrganlsaLlon
showed LhaL no vlolaLlons had Laken place on 17 Aprll.
17

Cn 23 Aprll, Lhe governmenL spokesperson Mr. nobakhL sLaLed aL a press conference
LhaL a Leam had been seL up Lo examlne Lhe evenLs of 17 Aprll and reporL on Lhem.
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13
ually Shargh, 21 Aprll 2014, page 3, hLLp://sharghdally.lr/?news_ld=32201
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ubllshed by lSnA news agency, 22 Aprll 2014, avallable aL:
hLLp://lsna.lr/fa/news/93020201233/u8AAu880uAA9u881-9-
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u8Alu881-u983u988u881u8Al-u8Auu988u8A7u8Alu8A8
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ubllshed by lars news Agency: hLLp://www.farsnews.com/newsLexL.php?nn=13930203001114
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ubllshed by lars news Agency, avallable aL: hLLp://farsnews.com/newsLexL.php?nn=13930127001381