The prisoners are being held in Gohardasht Prison, Ghezel Hesar prison in Keraj and the Karaj central prison – where tens of thousands of political prisoners have been put to death over the past three decades.
According to Iranian resistance information, death sentences for 12 prisoners were confirmed at Gohardasht prison on Monday 18th of February, and the men were transferred to solitary confinement at the same day.
In Ghezel Hesar Karaj, 25 prisoners whose death sentences had been previously cancelled have been once again sentenced to die. All 25 were transferred to Ward 2 of Ghezel Hesar prison on the evening of Sunday 17th of February, where they will be held on death row until the sentence is carried out.
And in Karaj central prison, 5 prisoners have also been sentenced to death by the order of Azamieh Court in the city of Karaj.
On the other hand, families and friends of political prisoners gathered in front of Evin Prison, in Tehran and demanded a clear condition of their loved ones, on Monday, February 18.