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Prominent Iranian Government Family Imprisoned

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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.

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. This report follows discussions regarding US actions toward Iran. The source noted that existing systems for background checks and mandatory reporting for terrorism exist in other contexts. A prominent family within the Islamic Republic government, the Kharazi family, is currently in prison. The report noted that while statistics regarding such cases are painful, it is necessary to mention these individuals periodically.

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Sources · 7 independent

WAMU 88.5 DC

“Most of the prisoners, they do not have any communication with family, or if they do, maybe a few seconds.”

WAMU 88.5 DC

“any communication with family, or if they do, maybe a few seconds.”

KQED FM

“Most of the prisoners, they do not have any communication with family, or if they do, maybe a few seconds.”

WBUR Boston

“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.”

WBUR Boston

“cases of political prisoners in Iran say this is a common story.”

WAMU 88.5 DC

“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.”

WBUR Boston

“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.”

WBUR Boston

“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.”

WAMU 88.5 DC

“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...”

WNYC 93.9 FM

“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”

KQED FM

“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.”

KQED FM

“Most of the prisoners, they do not have any communication with family or if they do, maybe a few second.”

WBUR Boston

“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.”

WBUR Boston

“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.”

WAMU 88.5 DC

“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.”

KQED FM

“Mabubi's contacts tell her that supplies of food and medicine are low in the prisons, as a former political.”

KQED FM

“food and medicine are low in the prisons, as a former political.”

WNYC 93.9 FM

“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.”

WBUR Boston

“She says that of the 50,000 people who were arrested after the January massacres, several thousand simply disappeared into the system.”

WBUR Boston

“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.”

KQED FM

“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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