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Tag: families of political prisoners
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UN urges action for Iranian prisoners of conscience on hunger strike
Asma Jahangir, UN Rapporteur for Human Rights in Iran and two other UN Rapporteurs have issued a statement expressing concern over the prolonged hunger…
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More than 50 days on hunger strike; Iranian political prisoners are slowly dying
As the number of political prisoners on hunger strikes are increasing in Iranian prisons, three prisoners who have been on hunger strike for the…
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Mother of jailed activist challenges son’s arrest
Mother of Iranian prisoner Omid Alishenas who was arrested last week by Sarallah Forces to serve his sentence in Evin Prison has once more…
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Notorious former Tehran prosecutor issues public apology for prisoner killings
Former Tehran Prosecutor, Saeed Mortazavi, accused of orchestrating the abuse and death of political detainees during the election protests of 2009 in Iran, has…
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Families stage sit-in for prisoners kept in Evin for Norooz
Families of political prisoners who were not granted a furlough for Norooz spent the first hours of the New Year on March 20 staging…