Solitary confinement is one of the great unknowns – and once it envelopes you, it fills you with terror and dread. Before my arrest, one of our activities had been protesting the use of solitary confinement against our family members.
To all governments engaged in diplomacy with Iran: Narges Mohammadi could die in Iranian prison, and your governments have the power to help save her. We call on you to use every diplomatic channel and negotiation with Iran to demand immediate and unconditional release for Narges, transfer to her own medical team for lifesaving treatment, and freedom for all political prisoners in Iran. We urge you to act now — before it’s too late. Sign the petition to help save Narges
Sami al-Saei has defied social stigma to speak out about what a report calls a ‘grave pattern’ of sexual violence in Israeli prisons
It has been five years since renowned Delhi University linguistics professor Hany Babu was arrested on 28 July, 2020. He is being held without charge in India’s notorious Taloja Central Jail on the outskirts of Mumbai. Here his former student takes a roll call to remember his name, because “naming is work we do for one another.”
Khayam Turki is not merely a political prisoner. He is a turning point, demonstrating how President Kaïs Saïed’s authoritarian rule has transformed Tunisia from the beacon of the Arab Spring to the laboratory of democratic disillusionment ignored by Europe.
Narges Mohammadi is an Iranian human rights activist and 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate. She is ser …
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