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Iran: prisoners' anti-death penalty campaign expands
For the past 19 weeks, prisoners across various Iranian prisons have been actively participating in a civil campaign against the death penalty. In the campaign’s 19th week, eight political and religious prisoners from Ward 3 of Ghezelhesar Prison joined their ranks.Iran: the country plans 70 new prisons by 2026, allocates over $19 Million
The Iranian Bureau of Prisons is set to construct 70 new prisons and penitentiaries across the country, according to a new report by data analysis group Iran Open Data. More than 1.128 trillion Tomans (approximately $19.1 million) have been allocated for these projects.Iran: inmate describes harrowing prison conditions in the "black hole" of Karaj
Saeed Masouri, a political prisoner who has spent 23 years behind bars, wrote a letter from Ghezelhesar prison in Karaj, near Tehran, in which he describes the facility as a “black hole” where inmates are denied the most basic amenities.
Iran : quatre morts dans des affrontements et un incendie au cœur de la prison d’Evin
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Iran : humanitaire belge arrêté : la famille dénonce des conditions de détention "indignes"
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Iran : des détenus malades qu’on abandonne
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Iran : Deux hommes exécutés pour homosexualité
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Iran: Human Rights Watch calls for release of Iranian prisoners as COVID-19 crisis worsens
Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned on Tuesday of the dangerous situation faced by prisoners in Iran as the COVID-19 crisis deepens in the country, calling on authorities in the Islamic Republic to “unconditionally” release prisoners detained for peaceful dissent. “Iran’s prison authorities should unco…Irán impone otro año de cárcel a Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, la iranobritánica que liberó el pasado marzo
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