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Tag : Gharchak

July 22, 2021

Rising COVID Infections, Unhygienic Conditions Raise Fears of More Deaths in Iranian Prisons

The start of a fifth COVID-19 wave in Iran, amidst national water and electricity shortages and unhygienic prison conditions, has greatly increased the risks of outbreaks among prisoners, some of whom have died and a growing ...

February 11, 2021

Letter from Iran: “Political Prisoners Have Nowhere to Turn for Safety and Support”

The married couple Arash Sadeghi and Golrokh Iraee Ebrahimi are imprisoned in Iran for engaging in peaceful civil rights activism. In a letter from Rajaee Shahr Prison in the Iranian city of Karaj, political prisoner Arash ...

November 7, 2020

Nasrin Sotoudeh Released on Temporary Leave from Prison

Human Rights Lawyer, Weakened from Lack of Proper Medical Care, Now Home in Tehran November 7, 2020—Imprisoned human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh was released on temporary furlough today from Gharchak Prison in the Iranian city of Varamin, south ...

September 4, 2019

Authorities Ignored Serious Mental Health Condition of Defendant Who Set Herself on Fire Outside Courthouse

A 29-year-old woman set herself on fire outside a Tehran courthouse reportedly after hearing that she would have to serve six months in prison after being arrested while trying to ...

March 1, 2019

Imprisoned Activist Atena Daemi May Have a Debilitating Disease But She’s Being Denied an MRI

Imprisoned civil rights activist Atena Daemi is being denied medical treatment despite possibly suffering from multiple sclerosis (MS), a family member told the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI). ...

February 15, 2019

Inmates in Gharchak Women’s Prison Denied Food and Heating After Being Assaulted by Guards

This photo shared on social media was described as ...

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