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April 4, 2024

Iran: the country is turning its prisons into 'killing fields'

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Iran has turned its prisons into sites of mass killing with at least 853 people executed in the Islamic Republic in 2023, over half of them on drug-related charges, Amnesty International said on Thursday.

December 30, 2023

Iran: UN condemns executions, calls for moratorium on death penalty

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The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has described the execution of four more individuals in Iran without a fair trial as appalling.

October 10, 2023

Iran: executions surged by nearly a quarter over past year

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Middle East Death penalty Iran

At least 659 convicts were executed in Iran over the past year, an increase of 24 percent compared to the previous 12 months, according to an Iranian human rights group.

September 18, 2023

Iran: inmate describes harrowing prison conditions in the "black hole" of Karaj

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Saeed Masouri, a political prisoner who has spent 23 years behind bars, wrote a letter from Ghezelhesar prison in Karaj, near Tehran, in which he describes the facility as a “black hole” where inmates are denied the most basic amenities.

January 25, 2023

Iran: seen in the press / 2023

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Violence, acts of protest, prison conditions, justice reforms: find out what is new about prisons and justice in this country. Prison Insider monitors the press on a regular basis. Change the language setting to French or Spanish to read other articles.

December 8, 2022

Iran: Dire conditions in Iran’s Evin prison

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Atena Daemi, a human rights activist, has reported the dire situation for female inmates in Iran’s notorious Evin prison in a series of posts on Twitter.

October 28, 2022

Iran: prisoners deprived of all rights

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The recent events in Iran are leading to a considerable increase in the number of arrests and people detained. What are the rights of Iranian prisoners? Prison Insider is looking for information on the conditions of detention in Iranian prisons. Ehsan Hosseinzadeh, an Iranian lawyer and political r…

October 19, 2022

Iran: Evin prison death toll jump, state says

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The death toll from a fire at Iran’s notorious Evin prison has risen from four to eight, Iran’s judiciary has said in a statement.

October 17, 2022

Iran : quatre morts dans des affrontements et un incendie au cœur de la prison d’Evin

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October 17, 2022

Iran: four dead in Evin prison fire as relatives gather outside

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Family members and protesters demand answers over blaze that state media reports left 61 injured

October 14, 2022

Iran : fears that Iran may execute LGBTQ+ activists in secret

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Amid nationwide mass protests across Iran, human rights activists have raised concerns that the country’s judiciary system may secretly execute two female LGBTQ+ activists, who have been on death row since early September.

September 20, 2022

Iran : humanitaire belge arrêté : la famille dénonce des conditions de détention "indignes"

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June 15, 2022

Iran: The country executes 12 Prisoners, Rights Group Says

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Iran has carried out a mass execution of 12 inmates at a prison in the southeast part of the country, an NGO said on Tuesday, as concern grows over the rising number of executions in the Islamic republic

April 21, 2022

Iran : des détenus malades qu’on abandonne

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February 21, 2022

Iran: Troubling execution rates show no sign of slowing down in 2022

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The Islamic Republic has long been, and remains, a leading executioner.

February 9, 2022

Iran : Deux hommes exécutés pour homosexualité

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January 26, 2022

Iran: Execution of Three Prisoners in Isfahan Prison, 12 Executions in 5 Days

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On Thursday, January 13, 2022, the clerical regime hanged three prisoners, Abdul Rahim Sargolzaei, Mohammad Jafar Salehi, and Shahin Khosravi, in Isfahan Prison.

September 28, 2021

Iran: Two inmates found dead in Iranian prison south of Tehran

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Iranian prison authorities confirmed the deaths of two inmates within a week at a jail south of the capital and opened investigations into the circumstances.

August 5, 2021

Iran: Human Rights Watch calls for release of Iranian prisoners as COVID-19 crisis worsens

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Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned on Tuesday of the dangerous situation faced by prisoners in Iran as the COVID-19 crisis deepens in the country, calling on authorities in the Islamic Republic to “unconditionally” release prisoners detained for peaceful dissent. “Iran’s prison authorities should unco…

April 28, 2021

Irán impone otro año de cárcel a Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, la iranobritánica que liberó el pasado marzo

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March 1, 2021

Irán: recluso sometido a 60 azotes y en riesgo de amputación tras intento de suicidio

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February 12, 2021

Iran : huit prisonniers baloutches et arabes ahwazis sont en danger, dans un contexte de hausse inquiétante des exécutions

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February 10, 2021

Iran: hell in south Tehran, juvenile prisoners speak out

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“The situation is terrible. The water is undrinkable, the washing facilities are faulty, and bathroom breaks are rationed. There’s hot water for half an hour a day. The ward is dirty and full to bursting. A ladleful of lentils and stones, and frozen rotten sausages, is all we get to eat. There are…

January 4, 2021

Irán: detengan la ejecución de un joven arrestado a los 16 años y obligado a “confesar” bajo tortura

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