Political Prisoners – Page 2 – War Watch

Abd El Fattah, Alaa | Amnesties, Commutations and Pardons | Cairo (Egypt) | Egypt | Great Britain | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Middle East and North Africa Unrest (2010- ) | Political Prisoners | Sisi, Abdel Fattah el- | Starmer, Keir

Egypt Pardons Most Prominent Political Prisoner
ByVivian Yee September 22, 2025

Alaa Abd El Fattah, a British-Egyptian dual citizen, was imprisoned for most of the past 12 years as a dissident. He and his mother went on hunger strike to press for his release.

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Abd El Fattah, Alaa | Amnesties, Commutations and Pardons | Cairo (Egypt) | Egypt | Great Britain | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Middle East and North Africa Unrest (2010- ) | Political Prisoners | Sisi, Abdel Fattah el- | Starmer, Keir

Egypt Pardons Alaa Abd El Fattah, Its Most Prominent Political Prisoner
ByVivian Yee September 22, 2025September 22, 2025

Alaa Abd El Fattah, a British-Egyptian dual citizen, was imprisoned for most of the past 12 years as a dissident. He and his mother went on hunger strike to press for his release.

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Extradition | International Relations | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Political Prisoners | Qaradawi, Yusuf al- | Social Media | United Arab Emirates | United Nations

Targeted by the Emirates, an Arab Dissident Vanished Across Borders
ByVivian Nereim August 27, 2025August 27, 2025

After criticizing the United Arab Emirates on social media, an Egyptian activist was extradited to the Gulf country, where he has been detained without trial for months.

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Amnesty International | Evin Prison | Human Rights and Human Rights Violations | Human Rights Watch | International Relations | Iran | Iran-Israel War (2025- ) | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Political Prisoners | Prisons and Prisoners

Iran’s Evin Prison Is Holding Dissidents Again
ByFarnaz Fassihi and Leily Nikounazar August 23, 2025

Israel largely destroyed Evin prison, one of Iran’s most infamous symbols of oppression, in June. Less than two months later, Iran began returning male prisoners.

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Corruption (Institutional) | Erdogan, Recep Tayyip | Imamoglu, Ekrem | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Istanbul (Turkey) | Political Prisoners | Politics and Government | Turkey

Arrests in Turkey Silence Erdogan’s Rivals, Opposition Says
ByBen Hubbard and Safak Timur August 16, 2025

Turkey has arrested at least 390 people associated with the political opposition since March.

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Corruption (Institutional) | Erdogan, Recep Tayyip | Imamoglu, Ekrem | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Istanbul (Turkey) | Political Prisoners | Politics and Government | Turkey

Arrests in Turkey Silence Erdogan’s Rivals, Opposition Says
ByBen Hubbard and Safak Timur August 16, 2025August 16, 2025

Turkey has arrested at least 390 people associated with the political opposition since March.

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Araghchi, Abbas | International Relations | Iran | Iran-Israel War (2025- ) | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Kidnapping and Hostages | Pezeshkian, Masoud | Political Prisoners | Politics and Government | Prisons and Prisoners | Trump, Donald J | United States | United States International Relations | Valizadeh, Reza

Iran Is Holding at Least 4 US Citizens, Rights Groups and Families Say
ByFarnaz Fassihi August 2, 2025August 2, 2025

Two were seized after Israel and the United States attacked Iranian targets in June, and two others have been held since 2024.

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Human Rights and Human Rights Violations | Iran | Iran-Israel War (2025- ) | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Namazi, Siamak | Political Prisoners | Prisons and Prisoners | Tehran (Iran)

Israel’s Deadly Assault on Iran Prison Incites Fury, Even Among Dissidents
ByFarnaz Fassihi, Parin Behrooz and Leily Nikounazar July 6, 2025July 9, 2025

The June 23 airstrikes on Evin prison, including the hospital ward, have turned it from a hated symbol of oppression into a new rallying cry against Israel, even among the Iranian regime’s domestic critics.

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Human Rights and Human Rights Violations | Iran | Iran-Israel War (2025- ) | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Namazi, Siamak | Political Prisoners | Prisons and Prisoners | Tehran (Iran)

Israel’s Deadly Assault on Iran Prison Incites Fury, Even Among Dissidents
ByFarnaz Fassihi, Parin Behrooz and Leily Nikounazar July 6, 2025

The June 23 airstrikes on Evin prison, including the hospital ward, have turned it from a hated symbol of oppression into a new rallying cry against Israel, even among the Iranian regime’s domestic critics.

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Human Rights and Human Rights Violations | Iran | Iran-Israel War (2025- ) | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Namazi, Siamak | Political Prisoners | Prisons and Prisoners | Tehran (Iran)

Israel’s Deadly Assault on Iran Prison Incites Fury, Even Among Dissidents
ByFarnaz Fassihi, Parin Behrooz and Leily Nikounazar July 6, 2025

The June 23 airstrikes on Evin prison, including the hospital ward, have turned it from a hated symbol of oppression into a new rallying cry against Israel, even among the Iranian regime’s domestic critics.

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