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A lawyer who has defended political prisoners including several Iranian Christians has been...
Aida Najaflou
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Charge:
Propaganda (Article 500), gathering and collusion, insulting the Supreme Leader -
Sentence:
17 years in prison -
Urgent Concern:
Denied medical care; rheumatoid arthritis and spinal injury risk
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Ghazal Marzban
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Charge:
“Propaganda against the state” + “gathering and collusion against national security” -
Sentence:
9 Years 8 Months -
Held At:
Evin Prison
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‘When I was 13, my older brother was murdered on his way back from work’
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‘Psychological torture is much worse than physical because the pain never stops’
Augustine still has nightmares about his time in prison and the multiple “gruelling” interrogation...
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