Prominent Iranian Government Family Imprisoned
Most political prisoners in Iran are unable to communicate with their families. A musician was arrested following protests in January and is being held in an unknown prison. His family only confirmed he is alive via a 15-second phone call to his mother. There are fears regarding potential execution, according to a close friend. A director of advocacy for the US-based Center for Human Rights in Iran stated that several thousand people from the 50,000 arrested after the January massacres have disappeared into the system. The source noted a repeated pattern of individuals entering custody and failing to emerge. The scale of threats from authorities and state media targeting Iranians both inside and outside the country is described as. Gondahari reported that blackouts and pressure on protesters' families are hindering human rights groups' ability to confirm cases.
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“Most of the prisoners, they do not have any communication with family, or if they do, maybe a few seconds.”
“any communication with family, or if they do, maybe a few seconds.”
“Most of the prisoners, they do not have any communication with family, or if they do, maybe a few seconds.”
“According to the United Nations, at least 21 political prisoners have been executed since the start of the war. Human rights groups say many were forced to confess under torture.”
“cases of political prisoners in Iran say this is a common story.”
“Most of the prisoners any communication with fam do maybe a few second. She person for one of the gro free political prisoners updates trickle in through the ground with starlinc or other ways to get online.”
“cases of political prisoners in Iran say this is a common story. behind closed door. Most of the prisoners, they do not have any communication with family or if they do maybe a few second.”
“Updates trickle in through a network of activists on the ground with Starlink satellite connections or other ways to get online. They're in touch with family members, lawyers, even officials working at morgues.”
“Baboubi's contacts tell her that supplies of food and medicine are low in the prisons. As a former political prisoner herself, She fears the regime is...”
“Shiva Mububi is spokesperson for one of the groups, the campaign to free political prisoners in Iran. Mububi's updates trickle in through a network of activists on the ground with Starlink satellite connections”
“Most of the prisoners, they do not have any communication with family or if they do, maybe a few second. Shiva Mububi is spokesperson for one of the groups, the campaign to free political prisoners in Iran.”
“Most of the prisoners, they do not have any communication with family or if they do, maybe a few second.”
“Mabubi's contacts tell her that supplies of food and medicine are and the prisoners are left in their room or solitary confinement, so there is no shelter.”
“Mabubi's contacts tell her that supplies of food and medicine are are low in the prisons. As a former political prisoner herself, she fears the regime is taking advantage of the moment.”
“Over the past weeks, Iranian authorities have continued to imprison people accused of defying the government, for owning Starlink devices, speaking with foreign news organizations, or even celebrating airstrikes.”
“Mabubi's contacts tell her that supplies of food and medicine are low in the prisons, as a former political.”
“food and medicine are low in the prisons, as a former political.”
“His family only knows he's alive because he was able to make a 15-second phone call to his mother. She says her family doesn't even know which prison he's being held in.”
“She says that of the 50,000 people who were arrested after the January massacres, several thousand simply disappeared into the system.”
“groups to speak with sources on the ground and confirm these cases. The scale of threats that's coming from authorities and state media targeting both Iranians inside the country and outside the country is unprecedented.”
“the blackout and this pressure on protesters' families makes it extremely difficult for human rights groups to speak with sources on the ground and confirm these cases.”
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