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Iran: Human Rights Watch calls for release of Iranian prisoners as COVID-19 crisis worsens
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 unconditionally…Source — Rudaw
Irán impone otro año de cárcel a Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, la iranobritánica que liberó el pasado marzo
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Irán: recluso sometido a 60 azotes y en riesgo de amputación tras intento de suicidio
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Iran : huit prisonniers baloutches et arabes ahwazis sont en danger, dans un contexte de hausse inquiétante des exécutions
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Iran: hell in south Tehran, juvenile prisoners speak out
“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 more…Source — Iranwire
Irán: detengan la ejecución de un joven arrestado a los 16 años y obligado a “confesar” bajo tortura
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Irán: la ejecución del periodista Rouhollah Zam, un “golpe mortal” a la libertad de expresión
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Irán: seis hombres en peligro inminente de que les amputen los dedos tras juicios injustos y tortura
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Irán: deben detener la ejecución inminente del académico irano-sueco Ahmadreza Djalali
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Iran: situation of women
The situation of women in Ahvaz Sepidar prison is extremely critical. Endless torture and harassment, along with the Coronavirus outbreak, coupled with continuous water and electricity cuts, and the lack of minimum cooling equipment, have made the situation excruciating for female prisoners, especially…Source — NCRI
Iran: Regime seeks pressure on dissidents, minorities through executions
The executions were described by Amnesty International as “an alarming escalation in use of the death penalty against protesters, dissidents and members of minority groups in Iran.”
Iran: Ahwazi detainees’ families stage protests at Shaiban Prison against inhuman treatment
Ahwazi detainees’ families protested outside the infamous Shaiban Prison in the regional capital, Ahwaz, on Saturday May 9, demanding access to their loved ones’ and information on their condition and wellbeing. During their protests, the desperately worried families angrily mocked the regime’s claims…Source — Dur Untash Studies Centre
Iran: temporarily frees 54,000 prisoners to combat Coronavirus spread
Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili told reporters the inmates were allowed out of prison after testing negative for Covid-19 and posting bail. “Security prisoners” sentenced to more than five years will not be let out. The jailed British-Iranian charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe may be…Source — BBC
Iran: Sepideh Qoliyan said she was tortured, now she’s serving an 18-year prison sentence
Sepideh Qoliyan is currently serving an 18.6-year prison sentence in Iran’s Gharchak Prison for women after being arrested at workers’ rights protests in the city of Shush, Khuzestan Province, and publicly stating that she and fellow detainees had been tortured in the custody of the Intelligence Ministry.Source — Center For Human Rights
Iran: prisoners in Iran’s Gharchak prison for women protest inhumane living conditions
Two hundred inmates in Ward 5 of Gharchak Prison for women in the Iranian city of Varamin have sent an open letter to the head of the State Prisons Organization in Tehran Province protesting the prison’s inhumane living conditions.Source — Iran Human Rights
Iran: family of murdered iranian prisoner demands prison officials be put on trial
The murder prompted protests and calls on social media for judiciary reform, citing the department’s incompetence.Source — Jerusalem Post
Iran: human rights lawyer sentenced to 38 years in prison, her family says
Prominent Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh has been sentenced to 38 years in prison and 148 lashes, according to her family.Source — Egypt Independent
Iran says it has freed 51,000 prisoners
An official said 51,000 Iranian prisoners have so far been released under the recent clemency granted by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution’s victory.Source — Eurasia Review
Iran: mort en prison d’un blogueur en grève de la faim
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.Source — Ouest France
Iran: sentences three human rights lawyers to prison, reports say
Trio face lengthy terms for opposing the ruling system amid accusations of ‘propaganda’.Source — The Guardian
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe returns to Iran's Evin prison after three-day release
British-Iranian national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has returned to Iran’s Evin prison after a three-day release period that ended Sunday. Her husband Richard Ratcliffe had been hopeful this would mark the beginning of the end of her ordeal.Source — Euronews
Ce que j’ai vu dans les prisons iraniennes
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Over 2,300 Iranian children live in prison
Over 2,300 children live in prison in Iran with their mothers, a member of parliament said July 23. Mohammad Javad Fathi said that the high statistics of prisoned women in Iran is a sensitive and serious issue.Source — Trend.az
Iran: leader pardons 1 049 prisoners on Eid al-Fitr
Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution, has pardoned or commuted prison terms of 1,049 convicts found guilty by various Iranian courts. The pardon was granted at the request of the country’s Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr,…Source — Iran Front Page News
