Iran shows opposition to claims of torture in prisons made by ex-detainees and advocates.
Amid rising protests in Iran, former political prisoners caution that the visible clashes are just a glimpse of the severe violence occurring behind bars. In discussions, three ex-detainees revealed a regime intent on punishing dissent through methods like solitary confinement, physical abuse, medical neglect, and threats of death. Their accounts indicate a long-standing, intensifying pattern […]