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Interrogation in the Iranian Judicial System: Violated Rights of Detainees and Continued Illegal Behavior of Interrogators

For years, former prisoners or those still in prison have shared numerous accounts of their interrogations...

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A former prisoner's account of the treatment process in Iranian prisons; Akbar Lakestani: The government pretends that opponents have "mental problems"

More than forty days after the death of Behnam Mahjoubi, a political prisoner in Iran, a former political prisoner says the behavior…

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Letter to Javid Rahman protesting the deportation of Iranian political prisoners

The Center for Human Rights Defenders, in a letter to Javed Rehman, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran, stated…

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UN experts: Ahmad Reza Jalali's condition is truly horrific

UN human rights experts have expressed serious concern over the health condition of Ahmad Reza Jalali. The Iranian-Swedish doctor has been…

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Lack of medical attention for the condition of 21 prisoners infected with coronavirus in Qarchak Prison, Varamin

After imprisoned civil activist Saba Kord Afshari was infected with the coronavirus, today, Wednesday, March 17, 20 more prisoners in…

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Nahid Taghavi, a dual-national prisoner, was transferred to the women's ward.

Nahid Taghavi, a German citizen of Iranian descent, was transferred to the women's ward after 151 days in solitary confinement in Evin Prison. Charges are still pending…

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Ismael Abdi was transferred from Evin Prison to Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj.

Esmaeil Abdi, a teacher union activist, was transferred from Evin Prison to Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj on Tuesday, March 16. Mr.…

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Iran accuses imprisoned French citizen of 'espionage'

Benjamin Berber, a French citizen imprisoned in Iran, has been accused of “espionage and propaganda against the regime.” Saeed Dehghan, one of…

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