Surviving Rape in Iran's Prisons
This report documents the ordeals of five former prisoners – two women and three men – who were raped, and witnessed and were threatened with rape while imprisoned in Iranian prisons.
Table of Contents
I. Rape and Sexual Abuse in Iran’s Prisons since 1979
II. Prison Rape Violates International and Iranian Law
Witness Statement of Saeeda Siabi
Saeeda Siabi, born in Azarbaijan, Iran, lives in Canada. She was arrested with her husband and four month old baby in December 1981, and raped while in prison.
Witness Statement of Mojtaba Saminejad
Mojtaba Saminnejad, born in 1980 in Tehran, Iran, is a blogger, journalist and human rights activist. He regularly writes on his blog Ghomar-e Ashoghaneh at http://www.madyariran.net/.
Witness Statement of Maryam Sabri
Maryam Sabri, born in 1988 in Tehran, Iran, participated in demonstrations protesting the 2009 presidential election in Iran. She was repeatedly raped by her interrogators in an unidentified detention center. She fled Iran soon after her release.
Witness Statement of Matin Yar.
Matin Yar, (pseudonym) born in 1987 in Iran is a young homosexual man who was tortured and raped in prison. He currently lives outside Iran.
Sorrour (pseudonym), born in 1984 in Western Azarbaijan, Iran, is a Kurdish activist living in Turkey. He was arrested after a family dispute and raped in prison.
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