Human rights violatio,Two Brothers Face Ongoing Abuse in Iranian Prison After Arrest During Protests
Two brothers imprisoned since March 2023 for participating in protests are being subjected to continuous psychological abuse by prison authorities, sources told IranWire. Mohammad Khodakarami, 33, and Mehdi Khodakarami, 43, have been held at Parsilon Prison in Khorramabad since their arrest for taking part in demonstrations in Tehran. They were previously detained at Evin Prison before being transferred to Khorramabad. According to a source, prison officials frequently cancel the brothers’ family visits without explanation, cut off their phone calls, and keep them housed with common criminal inmates instead of political prisoners. “Because one of the charges against the Khodakarami brothers is supporting the Mujahedin [MEK], little attention is paid to their situation,” the source said. “But after all the suffering of these three years, they still arbitrarily cancel their visits at Parsilon Prison, disconnect their phone calls, and keep them among criminal prisoners rather than p...