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Urmia; Self-immolation of a protesting prisoner and mistreatment by prison guards led to a clash and fire in the prison
A prisoner in Urmia Prison committed self-immolation this evening, Wednesday, December 25, in protest of his condition…
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Thailand confirms identities of three prisoners exchanged for Kylie Moore Gilbert
A day after Australian citizen Kylie Moore Gilbert was released from Evin Prison, Thai authorities confirmed that three prisoners…
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Australian citizen Kylie Moore Gilbert released
Australian citizen Kylie Moore Gilbert was released today, Wednesday, December 25, after nearly two years of detention. Pictures and reports…
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Four months of ignorance about the status of a dual-national prisoner in Iran; Jamshid Sharmehed's family: Don't let the kidnapping of regime opponents continue
The daughter of a dual Iranian-German citizen imprisoned in Iran says that at least four months after her father was "kidnapped" abroad...
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Amnesty International calls for the release of Amir Salar Davoudi, a lawyer imprisoned in Iran
In a situation where more than two years have passed since the arrest of Amir Salar Davoudi, a lawyer imprisoned in Iran, in his office by…
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Protest against forced double veiling led to Munireh Arabshahi being denied access to family visits
Munireh Arabshahi, a civil activist opposed to compulsory hijab who is serving her sentence in Karaj's Kachou Prison, was released today, Wednesday…
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A prisoner's lips were sewn shut and he went on a hunger strike in Urmia Prison.
A prisoner in Urmia Prison has been on a hunger strike since Tuesday, November 17, by sewing his lips. After 18 days of…
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Urmia Children and Juvenile Court: Ainaz Zare sentenced to 5 years in prison
On Monday, November 16, Ainaz Zare, a citizen imprisoned in the women's ward of Urmia Prison, was sentenced by a special juvenile criminal court…
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