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Qazal Hesar Prison

Death in a Circle of Life; Conversations with Seven Executed Drug Prisoners/ Simin Rouzgar

Simin Rouzgar The rights of prisoners and their families are one of the most important topics in human rights. One of the prerequisites for enforcing these rights is the proper identification and understanding of prisoners accused of various crimes and awareness of their conditions. In addition, achieving such understanding plays a significant role in research […]...

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Created By: Simin Rouzgard
September 25, 2016

Hope and despair in Qazal Hasar Prison in Karaj; in conversation with an executed prisoner/ Simin Rouzgar.

Hope and despair, together, are intertwined in Karaj’s Qezel Hessar prison – one of the largest prisons in the Middle East – despite thousands of prisoners under death sentences. It has been a few months since prisoners have heard whispers that the current laws regarding issuing death sentences for drug-related crimes may change; on one […]...

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Created By: Simin Rouzgard
April 25, 2015