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Gohardasht Prison ({{lang-fa|زندان گوهردشت}}) is a prison in Gohardasht, a town in the northern outskirt of Karaj, approximately 20 km west of Tehran.

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.^[1]

Rajai Shahr is regarded as one of Iran's harshest jails because of its many reported cases of torture, rape and murder.^[2]^[3]

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 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.^[5]

Imprisoned student activist Majid Tavakoli was transferred to Gohardasht Prison in August 2010.^[6]

In June 2012, the organization Campaign to Free Political Prisoners in Iran raised 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.^[7]

On September 13, 2015, Iranian union activist Shahrokh Zamani died while imprisoned here.^[8]^[9]^[10]

Oct. 2016: Political prisoners protest against violations of their basic rights, causing various harms and health challenges and leading to their slow death.^[12] The quality of food has decreased recently to the point that many of the prisoners are suffering from malnutrition.^[13]

On 7 October 2017, Gholam Reza Ziaei replaced Mr. Mardani as director of Gohardasht Prison^[14]

References

1. ^[https://hra-news.org/en/farshid-fathi-transferred-ward-12-rajai-shahr-prison Farshid Fathi Transferred to Ward 12 of Rajai Shahr Prison]
2. ^ANTI-MULLAH 12 May 2011
3. ^[https://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2012/sep/11/press-freedom-iran Iran jails women journalists - The Guardian 11 Sep. 2012]
4. ^{{cite web|url=https://hra-news.org/en/death-row-sunni-prisoners-beaten-prison-guards-solitary-confinements|title=IDeath Row Sunni Prisoners Beaten by Prison Guards in Solitary Confinements|publisher=HRANA|date=2 August 2016|accessdate=10 August 2016}}
5. ^[https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/mde13/021/1990/en/ Iran: Violations of human rights 1987 - 1990]
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.amnestyusa.org/individuals-at-risk/priority-cases/iran-majid-tavakkoli/page.do?id=1181062|title=MAJID TAVAKKOLI, IMPRISONED STUDENT LEADER|author=|date=|work=|publisher=Amnesty International|accessdate=17 April 2011|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110411152650/http://www.amnestyusa.org/individuals-at-risk/priority-cases/iran-majid-tavakkoli/page.do?id=1181062|archivedate=11 April 2011|df=}}
7. ^Campaign to Free Political Prisoners in Iran: CFPPI Meets with EU Parliament 18 June 2012
8. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/mde13/2508/2015/en/|title=IRAN: DEATH OF TRADE UNIONIST MUST TRIGGER ACTION TO TACKLE APPALLING PRISON CONDITIONS|publisher=Amnesty International|date=25 September 2015|accessdate=27 June 2016}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.rferl.org/content/iran-trade-unionist-prison-death/27246136.html|title=Jailed Iranian Union Activist Reportedly Dies In Prison|date=14 September 2015|publisher=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|accessdate=27 June 2016|via=Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.iranhumanrights.org/2015/09/shahrokh-zamani-death/|title=Imprisoned Labor Activist Dies of Stroke after Being Denied Medical Care|publisher=International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran|accessdate=27 June 2016}}
11. ^{{cite web|author1=Andrew Marszal, and agencies|title=Iran condemned for 'unspeakably cruel' blinding of prisoner|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/11455200/Iran-condemned-for-unspeakably-cruel-blinding-of-prisoner.html|website=telegraph.co.uk|accessdate=28 June 2016|language=English|date=6 March 2015}}
12. ^[https://en.radiozamaneh.com/articles/prison-conditions-in-iran-cause-slow-death-of-prisoners/ Prison conditions in Iran cause slow death of prisoners radiozamaneh, October 18, 2016]
13. ^[https://hra-news.org/en/mafia-ruling-rajai-shahr-prison-increasing-difficulties-prisoners-face Mafia Ruling Rajai Shahr Prison, and the Increasing Difficulties the Prisoners Face hra-news 25 Oct. 2016]
14. ^Director of Rajaii prison is changed ISNA-7 Oct. 2017

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