Saturday, October 08, 2005

No visitors allowed for imprisoned activist Payman Peeraan

Iran Press News: Translation by Banafsheh Zand-Bonazzi
Tabriz News - Human Rights Service: Imprisoned activist, Payman Piran has had his visitation rights taken away.

Based on received reports, Peeraan's mother who tried to visit her son on Wednesday, October 5th at Evin Prison in Tehran, was turned away by confrontational officials.

Peeraan who has served 18 months from his 6 years sentence has not been given permission [unlike all other prisoners] for either a "medical" or "deserved" furlough from prison.