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The Bbcpolitics23 days ago
Former detainee describes sewing as coping method during Iranian prison term
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe spoke at Hay Festival about using sewing to manage confinement. She recounted obtaining fabric and a sewing machine while held for nearly six years starting in 2016.
Al-Monitorworld34 days agoUpdated
Iranian Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi Released on Bail and Discharged from Hospital
Narges Mohammadi returned to her Tehran home on Sunday after 18 days of hospitalization. Her family and supporters said she was released on bail on May 10 while receiving treatment.
Los Angeles Timesworld39 days ago
Nobel Laureate Needs Months of Treatment After Collapse in Iran Prison
Doctors say Narges Mohammadi requires eight months of care free from external stressors after collapsing in an Iranian prison on May 1. An angiography showed significant blockage in two main arteries with her vascular disease having deteriorated since 2024. The 53-year-old activi…
Semaforworld41 days agoUpdated
Narges Mohammadi Released on Bail and Transferred to Tehran Hospital
The Nobel Peace Prize laureate was transferred to Tehran Pars Hospital on Sunday after suffering two suspected heart attacks in Zanjan prison. Iranian authorities granted her a sentence suspension on heavy bail as her weight fell more than 20kg and her condition deteriorated. Her…
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France 24world41 days agoUpdated
Iran Releases Narges Mohammadi on Bail for Medical Treatment
Iranian authorities released Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi on bail Sunday after she suffered two suspected heart attacks in prison and her health deteriorated sharply. The 54-year-old activist, who has spent much of the past two decades in and out of prison, was trans…
middleeasteye.netfinance44 days ago
Former Palestinian Detainees Report Torture and Sexual Violence in Israeli Detention
Former Palestinian detainees have described experiencing torture and sexual violence while held in Israeli detention centres. The accounts come from individuals recently released from facilities where they were held by Israeli authorities. The reports detail various forms of alle…
Al Jazeeraworld44 days ago
Palestinian Detainees Accuse Israeli Prison Guards of Sexual Violence
Former Palestinian detainees have described rape, sexual assault, stripping, and other forms of abuse during detention in Israeli facilities. Rights groups documented systematic patterns including seven forms of sexual violence. Israel has not responded to the allegations.
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indianexpress.comworld45 days ago
Somalia Holds Woman Activist Without Charge After Prison Interview
Sadia Moalim Ali, 27, remains in Mogadishu central prison more than three weeks after her arrest for social media criticism of the government. She described being stripped, beaten and held for two days in a two-square-metre punishment cell known as cellula della morte. Human righ…
Al Jazeeraworld50 days ago
Iranian Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi Hospitalized After Cardiac Incident in Prison
Narges Mohammadi, the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize winner, was transferred to a hospital in Zanjan, Iran, following a severe cardiac crisis and two episodes of loss of consciousness. Her family-run foundation reported the health deterioration occurred while she was imprisoned for human…