The Iranian regime has punitively barred five female political prisoners held in Evin Prison from making phone calls. Since yesterday, Golrokh Iraee, Zahra Safaei, Marzieh Farsi, Shiva Esmaili, and Sakineh Parvaneh have been denied access to prison telephones and the right to contact their families, in what appears to be a continuation of mounting pressure and restrictions imposed on the prisoners.
The five female political prisoners had previously been denied in-person visits with their families and lawyers in Evin prison, a restriction that remains in place.
Ban on phone calls was reportedly imposed after the prisoners chanted protest slogans in the yard of Evin Prison in opposition to the implementation of execution sentences in Iran.
