Faezeh Hashemi
Political prisoner released at end of sentence
Political prisoner Faezeh Hashemi, the daughter of the head of Iran’s Expediency Council, has been released after six months in Evin Prison. » read more
Political prisoner faces new charges
Iranian political prisoner Faezeh Hashemi is facing new charges for “disruption of prison order”, her lawyer Gholamali Riyahi reported. » read more
Faezeh Hashemi slams MP report of Evin visit
Jailed political prisoner Faezeh Hashemi Rafsanjani has challenged an MP who recently visited Evin Prison, declaring that his statements about the conditions there were fraught with “lies and delusions.” » read more
Faezeh Hashemi removed from solitary
Faezeh Hashemi Rafsanjani, who was transferred to solitary confinement in Evin Prison last week and denied visitation rights, has now been returned to the general ward of political prisoners and allowed to meet her family. » read more
Faezeh Hashemi placed in solitary
Faezeh Hashemi, the jailed daughter of Iran’s Expediency Council chief, Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani, has been sentenced to three weeks in solitary confinement and barred from any visits for “insulting the leader” and “disrupting prison order.” » read more
Official’s jailed daughter slams prisons in letter
Faezeh Hashemi, the jailed daughter of the head of Iran’s Expediency Council, has published a letter criticizing the management of the country’s prisons, writing: “They cannot take away the tools of the political prisoner; if their thoughts and their pens could be controlled, Mohammadreza Pahlavi [Iran’s last monarch] would never have fallen.” » read more
Official’s jailed son says there’s no case against him
Mehdi Hashemi Rafsanjani, the jailed son of senior Iranian political figure Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani, told his father during a visit that the security office has no evidence against him. » read more
Female prisoners demand apology for “attack”
Thirty-three female prisoners at Evin Prison have called on the warden to issue an official apology for the “offensive attack” they suffered, opposition websites report. » read more
Prisons chief confirms cleric’s son in solitary
The head of the Iranian Prison System confirmed today that Mehdi Hashemi, the son of senior cleric Ayatollah Rafsanjani, is being held in solitary confinement. » read more
Hashemi lawyer protests against client’s treatment
The lawyer for the family of Hashemi Rafsanjani says his client, Mehdi Hashemi, is being held in solitary confinement and has been denied any visits since he was arrested more than two weeks ago. » read more














