Prison

Sepideh Qolyan arrested again after the release of the confessions film

The Twitter channel Bidarzani quoted Jamal Heidari, Sepideh Qolyan's lawyer, as saying that Qolyan was arrested. Qolyan is in the case of Ismael…

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The dire situation of the women's penitentiary in Sepidar Prison, Ahvaz: "It is better to die than to stay in this prison for a few years"

A former prisoner who recently spent a few days in the women's ward of Sepidar Prison in Ahvaz has joined the campaign...

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Pompeo urges senior Tehran officials to release American prisoners in Iran

In tweets published on Sunday night, January 20, the US Secretary of State addressed the issue of the hostage-taking of his country's embassy staff in...

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Special courts issue prison sentences and floggings for five money changers

The Third Branch of the Special Court for the Investigation of Crimes of Corruption and Economic Disruptors has sentenced five money changers who are accused of “appropriating intervention currencies…

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The silence of the mother of a protester was broken in January last year: My son was killed in prison

The mother of Sina Ghanbari, a 22-year-old young man who was arrested during the protests in January 2017, says her son was arrested in…

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Tough days await Iran's "disrupted" economy

According to economic activists, domestic problems have disrupted the Iranian economy more than sanctions. Asadollah Asgarovaladi: “A very difficult season”…

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Trial of a Dervish without a Defense Attorney; Mohsen Azizi Sentenced to Three Years in Prison

Mohsen Azizi is one of hundreds of imprisoned dervishes whose family says he is being held in court without the right to a defense attorney.

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A story about Elham and Jafar Ahmadi, a dervish couple who are both prisoners.

"Elham Ahmadi" and her husband "Jafar Ahmadi" are Gonabadi dervishes who, along with hundreds of other dervishes, have been...

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