Granting Leave to Azerbaijani Turk Political Prisoners Detained in Evin Prison
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- Head of the Judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran
- Attorney General of the Islamic Republic of Iran
- Head of the Prisons and Security and Correctional Measures Organization
27 September, 2025
Granting temporary leave to prisoners is not a discretionary privilege but a legal and human right. This right is explicitly recognized in the regulations of the Prisons and Security and Correctional Measures Organization (a body under the Judiciary tasked with oversight of prisons and prisoners), as well as in international human rights instruments. Nevertheless, recent experience shows that this right is systematically denied to political prisoners—particularly Azerbaijani Turk activists.
Among those held in Evin Prison since February 5, 2024, without being granted leave or adequate medical care, are:
- Bagher Hajizadeh Mazraeh
- Araz Aman Zeinabad
- Ayaz Seyfkhah
- Keram Mardane Mostali Beygloo
- Abdolaziz Azimi Ghadim
- Morteza Parvin Joda
- Taher Naqavi
Other prisoners, including:
- Fatemeh Atashi Khiyavi
- Mahmoud Ojaghloo
- Vadoud Asadi
- Salar Taher Afshar
- Seyed Mohammadreza Faghihi
- Abdollah Vahedi
They are likewise serving their sentences in Evin under the same conditions.
Such denial of rights stands in direct violation of Articles 22 and 39 of the Constitution of Iran, the regulations of the Prisons Organization, and Iran’s international obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the “Nelson Mandela Rules”).
Our Demands:
- Immediate granting of legal leave to all Azerbaijani Turk political prisoners detained in Evin Prison;
- Complete and timely access to adequate medical care for these prisoners;
- Binding enforcement of prison regulations by judicial and security bodies;
- An end to discriminatory practices in the implementation of prisoners’ legal rights.
This petition is endorsed and supported by the Azerbaijan Human Rights Organization in Iran (Ahraz), along with a group of citizens, families of prisoners, and civil society activists.
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Province Number of signatures Alborz 0 Ardabil 0 Bushehr 0 Chahar Mahaal and Bakhtiari 0 East Azerbaijan 1 Fars 0 Gilan 0 Golestan 0 Hamadan 0 Hormozgan 0 Ilam 0 Isfahan 0 Kerman 0 Kermanshah 0 Khuzestan 0 Kohgiluyehv And Boyer Ahmad 0 Kurdistan 0 Lorestan 0 Markazi 0 Mazandaran 0 North Khorasan 0 Qazvin 0 Qom 0 Razavi Khorasan 0 Semnan 0 Sistan and Baluchestan 0 South Khorasan 0 Tehran 2 West Azerbaijan 1 Yazd 0 Zanjan 0 This petition has received 71 signatures so far. Approximately 71% of signatures come from Iran. Approximately 29% of signatures come from outside of Iran. Learn how Daadkhast generates signature maps. -
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