A reliable source from within Iran’s Ghezel Hesar Prison has revealed instances of unprovoked violence perpetrated by prison officials against ordinary inmates. According to a firsthand account, Afghan nationals detained in Hall 18, Unit 4, have been subjected to physical assaults by the head of the prison guard.
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A human rights organization has released a report on the condition of Qarchak Prison in Varamin, Iran, describing it as “a hell for women and children” and urging it to be shut down.
The Iran Human Rights Organization published a new report on Tuesday, on the occasion of International Human Rights Day, emphasizing that the report represents "only a fraction” of the atrocities occurring at the prison. It says Qarchak Prison has become "one of the darkest symbols of systematic human rights violations in the Islamic Republic of Iran."
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