Reported by PMOI/MEK
Iran- Feb. 11, 2019 – According to reports from Qarchak prison in Varamin, southeast of Tehran, after the brutal crackdown on female prisoners, Iranian authorities have transferred 40 inmates to Evin prison.
The prisoners were transferred to the ward 240 of Evin prison while their heads were covered with cloths.
Some of the female prisoners of Qarchak prison told their families that since the day they protested, they have been denied food. The prisoners have gathered what food they had left and gave it to the “mothers’ ward,” where prisoners who have children are being kept. “We are without food. Help us,” one of the prisoners said.
According to reports, authorities allowed the prisoners to have one-minute calls with their families. Some of the prisoners reported that at least 50 inmates have been transferred to Evin prison and there’s no news of their fate. 25 others have been transferred to solitary confinement in Qarchak.
After the clashes and fire incidents, regime officials have cut off electricity and gas, and the cells are without heating apparels. The life of some of the children who are in prison is in danger.
On February 7, security forces of Qarchak Prison cracked down on the inmates of this women’s prison using tear gas and pepper spray. Wards 1 and 2 came under a vicious attack and reports indicate these attacks continued into Friday.
The raid began when the inmates of Ward 1 and 2 requested authorities provide medical care to one of their cellmates and protested to prison officials’ neglecting of their needs. The prison guards attacked the wards following this protest.
Many female prisoners were severely beaten during the attack and are in need of medical care.
