Saeed Madani, a sociologist and member of the Nationalist Religious Front, has been held without charge in Evin Prison since January 7, 2012. He has not had access to a lawyer since that time. According to a report provided by the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Madani’s extended detention is part of an effort to force him to confess to false accusations.

In 2000, Madani was arrested due to his participation in the Nationalist Religious Front, and charged with “membership in illegal groups,” “collusion with intent to commit a crime,” and “propagating against the regime.” He served a year in prison, including time in solitary confinement, and was banned from political involvement.