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ifmat - British-Iranian Grandpa Serving 7-Year Prison Sentence Denied Medical Leave

British-Iranian Grandpa Serving 7-Year Prison Sentence Denied Medical Leave

Kamal Foroughi, a 77-year-old ailing British-Iranian dual citizen and former civil engineer incarcerated at Evin
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ifmat - Kurdish Filmmaker Denied Urgent Hospitalization by evin Prison Authorities

Kurdish Filmmaker Denied Urgent Hospitalization by evin Prison Authorities

The authorities of Evin Prison in Tehran are refusing to transfer imprisoned filmmaker Keyvan Karimi to a hospital outside the prison
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ifmat - Political Prisoner Issa Saharkhiz on Hunger Strike Against Additional Six Months Sentence

Political Prisoner Issa Saharkhiz on Hunger Strike Against Additional Six Months Sentence

Imprisoned political commentator Issa Saharkhiz began a wet hunger strike on January 14, 2017 to protest a newly issued six-month prison
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ifmat - Revolutionary Guards Blocking Temporary Release of Canadian Residen Imprisoned In Iran

Revolutionary Guards Blocking Temporary Release of Canadian Resident Imprisoned In Iran

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards are blocking the granted furlough (temporary release) request of Saeed Malekpour, an Iranian-born Canadian
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ifmat - U.S. Resident Imprisoned in Iran Punished for Going on Hunger Strike

U.S. Resident Imprisoned in Iran “Punished” for Going on Hunger Strike

Nizar Zakka, a Lebanese-born U.S. permanent resident on hunger strike in Tehran’s Evin Prison since December 8, 2016, has been moved to a ward
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ifmat - Civil Right Activist Imprisoned for Social Media Posting

Civil Right Activist Imprisoned for Social Media Posting

Civil rights activist Esmail “Zartosht” Ahmadi-Ragheb—detained in Evin Prison since January 2016 for criticizing Iranian politics on social media
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