A 32-year-old political detainee from Damghan, Vahid Molaei remains in indefinite detention at Rasht’s Lakan Prison, denied access to charges, a lawyer, and family communication as rights concerns intensify.
Iran Human Rights Society, Saturday, December 12, 2025 – Vahid Molaei now suffers arrest and indefinite detention as a political prisoner inside the notorious Mithaq Ward of Lakan Prison in Rasht. Security forces seized this 32-year-old man from Damghan in the final days of November 2025. Since then, authorities block all phone calls, prison visits, and legal updates. His family receives zero information about charges or trial dates.
Moreover, complete secrecy surrounds his case. This opacity triggers serious fears for his safety and mental health. Vahid Molaei’s ordeal highlights the systematic abuse many political prisoners face in Iran today. Rights defenders demand immediate transparency and access.
Sudden Arrest and Transfer to Mithaq Security Ward
Security agents stormed Vahid Molaei’s life without showing any judicial warrant. They dragged him away violently and moved him straight to a temporary detention center. Shortly afterward, officials transferred him to the high-security Mithaq Ward inside Lakan Prison in Rasht. Family members confirm that no official has explained the arrest reasons, charges, or next legal steps. This total blackout violates every basic rule of lawful detention. Informed sources reveal he has spent more than ten agonizing days in limbo. Guards provide no answers. Consequently, anxiety spreads among relatives and friends. In political cases, security wards like Mithaq often serve as tools for intensified control and isolation. Activists condemn these tactics loudly. Yet authorities stay silent.
Physical Beatings and Intense Psychological Pressure
Agents beat Vahid Molaei brutally during the arrest operation itself. Once inside the detention center, interrogators continued the abuse through relentless mental torture. They shouted threats, deprived him of sleep, and applied constant pressure. Such violent methods expose the illegal treatment political prisoners routinely endure. Close family sources describe prison conditions as inhumane and dangerous. Vahid Molaei lacks even minimal welfare standards. This reality sparks terror about possible long-term physical injuries and deep psychological scars. Furthermore, officials strip away his right to an independent lawyer from day one. Without legal defense, he stands completely helpless. Rights organizations repeatedly denounce these patterns. However, the system ignores every protest. His loved ones beg for medical checks and humane treatment. Still, doors remain locked.
Complete Denial of Lawyer and Destruction of Fair Trial Rights
Vahid Molaei cannot meet or appoint any lawyer of his choice. Security forces block every attempt from the moment of capture until today. His desperate family receives no timeline for hearings or trials. Authorities refuse to allow independent legal representation. This blatant move directly contradicts Article 5 of Iran’s own Criminal Procedure Code, which guarantees lawyer access at all stages. In sensitive security files, blocking counsel opens the door to forced confessions and fabricated evidence. The accused loses every chance to mount a proper defense. Therefore, the entire judicial process collapses into farce. Legal experts warn that such practices erode public trust in courts completely. Nevertheless, change never arrives. Vahid Molaei pays the heaviest price for this failure. His relatives search frantically for justice. Yet every path stays closed.
Systematic Human Rights Violations Exposed
The case of Vahid Molaei reveals a full spectrum of human rights abuses in one single file. Violent arrest, zero lawyer access, endless uncertainty, and reported torture paint a grim picture. These actions clash head-on with international standards:
- Article 3 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights guarantees life, liberty, and personal security — beatings at arrest shatter this promise.
- Article 5 strictly forbids torture and degrading treatment — physical assaults and mental torment violate it outright.
- Article 9 bans arbitrary arrest and detention — total indefiniteness defies this core rule.
- Article 10 demands a fair and public hearing by an independent tribunal — denying counsel destroys fairness.
- Article 11 establishes presumption of innocence — hiding charges while applying interrogation pressure overturns it.
Activists, families, and global watchers now unite their voices. They call for urgent intervention, medical examination, and immediate release unless fair charges appear quickly. However, Iranian authorities maintain stony silence. Vahid Molaei remains trapped in Mithaq Ward, cut off from the world, while fear for his life grows stronger every hour. The international community must act before irreversible harm occurs.