Solitary cell: A place to break a person/ Marziye Mohebbi

What is solitary confinement, what are its conditions, is it essentially torture or punishment, and how does it debilitate a prisoner and cause his psyche to go into turmoil? How does loneliness and disconnection from the world destroy humanity, and why does the Islamic Republic, in its unparalleled and advanced set of physical and mental […]...

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The narrative of women about the tragic situation of Shapour Detention Center / Nafiseh Sharafeddini.

“It was around 5 in the morning. I had severe period pain and since they had detained me in front of my house, I didn’t have any money to buy sanitary pads. I called out “Sir” in a low voice to open the door. He opened the door and I told him I didn’t have […]...

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“An individual cell is a torture for every living being/ A conversation between Reza Akhvani and Narges Mohammadi.”

Narges Mohammadi is a human rights activist, former political prisoner, and spokesperson for the Association of Human Rights Defenders. She has repeatedly experienced detention by security institutions and long-term solitary confinement. Recently, along with several other civil activists and former political prisoners, she filed a complaint at the judiciary office regarding the detention of suspects […]...

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:Sara Shourd: I found salvation in solitude, but I struggle with it/ Mostafa Rahmani.

  Mustafa Rahmani Sara Shourd, an American journalist, in 2009 while hiking in Iraq with two other American citizens named Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal, accidentally entered Iranian territory. This incident led to their arrest by Iranian security forces. These three American citizens spent 410 days in solitary confinement in Evin prison. Ms. Shourd, after […]...

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