Prison

Nasrin Sotoudeh files complaint against Evin Prison chief

Nasrin Sotoudeh's lawyer announced that the imprisoned lawyer and human rights activist has been...

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Death sentence for prisoner accused of murdering under 18 in Iran

A prisoner in Sanandaj who committed murder before turning 18 has been sentenced by the Iranian judiciary to…

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Former Ahmadinejad advisor and three journalists sentenced to 91 days in prison

Ali Akbar Javanfekr, a close associate of former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, was sentenced to 91 days in prison. The…

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Summons sent to 9 women's rights activists

The Evin Prosecutor's Office has summoned several women's rights activists in Iran. Their lawyers say they...

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Sentences of one year in prison and 74 lashes were issued to 15 protesting HEPCO workers in Arak

Workers at the Hepco Arak factory, who had been protesting their situation and non-payment of salaries, were…

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Athena Daemi's letter to her mother at the beginning of her fourth year in prison

"Athena Daemi," a civil activist imprisoned in Evin, wrote a letter to her mother as she began her fourth year in prison...

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Six-month to one-year prison sentences for women arrested in August; protest against reformists' silence

The judiciary has issued prison sentences ranging from six months to one year for women arrested during the August protests.…

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Prison sentence for another person arrested in the January protests in Tabriz

The Islamic Revolutionary Court of Tabriz sentenced Alireza Moinian, a civil activist and one of the detainees of the January protests of last year, to…

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