At least 40 women are imprisoned on political, ideological and security charges in a number of prisons in Iran. However, this figure must be considered minimum, as the Iranian regime conceals most of the information about political detainees held in secret...
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At least 40 women are imprisoned on political, ideological and security charges in a number of prisons in Iran. However, this figure must be considered minimum, as the Iranian regime conceals most of the information about political detainees held in secret prisons.
Under the mullahs' rule in Iran, women are supposed to stay home and therefore, having any kind of political or civil rights activity is considered a serious crime for women and evokes greater retaliation by the government.
Prison conditions are also very poor and inhumane. As such, many of imprisoned women have developed various illnesses. Some of them have children but are deprived of visiting them.
A number of prisoners and prison conditions have been briefly reviewed in this pamphlet.
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