Prison

After the end of his sentence, Christian convert Ebrahim Firoozi was released from Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj.

Ebrahim Firoozi, a Christian convert, was released from Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj today after completing his sentence. Mr. Firoozi…

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Amnesty International calls for the release of Yasman Ariani

Amnesty International has issued a call calling for immediate action regarding the unconditional release of activist Yasmeen Ariani...

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US Justice Department: Two detainees confess to spying for Iran

Two Iranian citizens who have been imprisoned in the United States for a year have confessed to spying for the Islamic Republic.

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Mass hunger strike by 72 imprisoned dervishes in Fashafoyeh prison

Faezeh Abdipour, Gonabadi Dervish rights activist and wife of Mohammad Sharifi Moghadam, who is imprisoned in Fashafoyeh Prison, in an interview…

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Prisoner Dervishes on hunger strike to protest the status of the head of the Gonabadi Dervishes

Following the refusal of Noor Ali Tabandeh, the head of the Gonabadi Dervishes, to eat, a number of imprisoned dervishes have gone on a hunger strike.

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A court in Semnan sentenced three Baha'i citizens to a total of 20 years in prison.

Ardeshir Fanaian, Yalda Firouzian, and Behnam Eskandarian, Baha'i citizens living in Semnan, were sentenced by the Revolutionary Court to a total of 20 years in prison.

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Bail of 750 million Tomans has been set for the temporary release of Esmaeil Bakhshi.

Following the publication of news regarding the possible temporary release of Esmaeil Bakhshi, the labor activist's lawyer announced that he will be seeking his release...

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Siamak Namazi and Zhiyu Wang talk about "solitary confinement" and "forced confessions" in phone calls with their families

Families of American citizens imprisoned in Iran spoke to NPR radio about some of the suffering their loved ones endure in the regime's prisons.

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