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Tag: political prisoners in Iran
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Slow Death in Qarchak Prison: The Medical Neglect That Killed the Political Prisoner Somayeh Rashidi
Political prisoner Somayeh Rashidi, 42, died in Qarchak Prison after months of denied medical care. Her death highlights systemic neglect in Iran’s prisons, long…
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Iranian Official Sentenced to Life Imprisonment: War Crime Trial of Hamid Nouri in Sweden
The Stockholm District Court has issued the verdict in the trial of a former Iranian Judiciary official, Hamid Nouri, who was involved in the…
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Protesting his Wife’s Detention, the Husband of Prominent Iranian Lawyer Beaten
Iranian security forces attacked a group who were protesting the arrest of Iranian prominent human rights lawyer, Nasrin Sotoudeh including her husband, Reza Khandan.…
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Islamic Republic Detention Centres Poised to Re-enact Old Atrocities against Detained Protesters
The recent protests taking place in over one hundred cities across Iran is accompanied by daily arrests regarding which Islamic Republic regime refrains from…
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Iranian Judiciary Tries to Silence Parent of Perished Protester
Shahnaz Akmali’s attempts at finding answers about the death of his son Mostafa Karimbeigi in the political protests of 2010 has earned her one…
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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…