Imprisoned in Iran, and Under Bombardment
Iranian detention centers, some holding people swept up in a government crackdown on protests along with other prisoners, have been damaged in the U.S.-Israeli airstrikes.
Iranian detention centers, some holding people swept up in a government crackdown on protests along with other prisoners, have been damaged in the U.S.-Israeli airstrikes.
Prosecutors accuse the former Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu of leading a criminal scheme. His supporters say Turkey’s president is trying to eliminate a political foe.
The activist Narges Mohammadi was sentenced to seven more years, bringing the total she must serve to 17 years, her foundation said.
The rights activist Narges Mohammadi is protesting her continued detention, her family said. She was arrested again in December after being given leave from prison for medical treatment.
Mr. Soltani, 26, was arrested last month as Iran brutally repressed anti-government demonstrations.
Mehdi Mahmoudian, co-writer of “It Was Just an Accident,” was one of several people detained after signing a letter objecting to the crackdown on protests.
“There is massive disappointment and disillusionment,” one Tehran resident said. A human rights group acknowledged that demonstrations had been subdued since Sunday, with thousands of people detained.
Thousands of documents and interviews with Assad-era officials reveal how the regime worked to conceal evidence of its atrocities during the Syrian civil war.
Narges Mohammadi and several other Iranian activists were detained last Friday. She has been beaten, requiring emergency medical treatment, and accused of working with Israel, her family said.
The human rights activist was released on furlough from prison last year, but was detained again on Friday, along with several other human rights activists.