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7-467: Sometimes spelled Gohar Dasht Prison , it is also known as "Rajai Shahr" , Rajaishahr , Raja’i Shahr , Reja’i Shahr , Rajayi Shahr , Rajaee Shahr , Rajaei Shahr or "Rajaï Shahr Prison" , etc. and sometimes as Karadj or Karaj prison (but Qezel Hesar prison is also near Karaj). In Google Maps it is listed as "Rajai-Shahr Prison, Karaj, Tehran, Iran". Political prisoners and prisoners of conscience tend to be sent to Ward 12 of Rajai Shahr. Rajai Shahr

14-702: A serious concern with EU Parliament representatives on the situation of political prisoners in Rajaee Shahr: ailing political prisoners are deprived from urgent medical attention, putting their life at risk. On September 13, 2015, Iranian union activist Shahrokh Zamani died while imprisoned here. Amnesty International spoke out against the prison's practice of blinding prisoners in eye for an eye justice in 2015. In October 2016, political prisoners protest against violations of their basic rights, causing various harms and health challenges and leading to their slow death. The quality of food has decreased recently to

21-675: Is located in Ghezel Hesar , city of Karaj , 20  km northwest of the Iranian capital Tehran (there are two other prisons around Karaj: Rajai Shahr prison and the Central Prison at Karaj). The Ghezel Hesar prison is infamous for its conditions. In March 2011, it made headlines when, according to official reports, 14 people were killed and 33 wounded during a prison revolt . The actual number of victims may have been higher. Former prisoners report torture and physical abuse by

28-647: Is regarded as one of Iran's harshest prisons because of its many reported cases of torture, rape and murder. IRGC has solitary confinement cells in Rajai Shahr Prison. In the immediate aftermath of the Islamic Revolution , there were many systematic executions and interrogation of former members of the overthrown monarchy , military . During the 1980s, members of the liberal Marxist and socialist groups (mostly university students) and supporters of The People's Mujahedin of Iran who opposed

35-567: The point that many of the prisoners are suffering from malnutrition. On 7 October 2017, Gholam Reza Ziaei replaced Mr. Mardani as director of Gohardasht Prison. 35°52′05″N 50°58′44″E  /  35.8681°N 50.9789°E  / 35.8681; 50.9789 Ghezel Hesar prison Ghezel Hesar prison is the largest state prison in Iran . As of 2011, it was holding about 20,000 prisoners, of which 13,000 were held on drug-related charges - said to be four times its planned capacity. It

42-818: The staff, catastrophic hygiene conditions, and a lack of medical care. There are reports that clashes inside Karaj Ghezel Hesar Prison began when some prisoners protested against the execution of dozens of other prisoners. One hundred fifty people are said to have suffered serious injuries, and several dozens to have been killed. Sources close to the government have announced that 47 people have been killed or injured in this incident, yet this number differs dramatically from similar reports from independent sources. May 2015 has seen mass executions of prisoners: between May 6 and June 10, 2015, at least 77 inmates, all charged with drug offenses, were executed in Ghezelhesar prison. The execution wave started after prisoners had gathered in

49-623: The theocratic regime were imprisoned and many of them were executed. Mass executions of political prisoners, in particular in Gohardasht and in Evin, took place during the 1988 executions of Iranian political prisoners . Imprisoned student activist Majid Tavakoli was transferred to Gohardasht Prison in August 2010. In June 2012, the organization Campaign to Free Political Prisoners in Iran raised

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