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Following the closure of women’s cellblock in Karaj’s Gohardasht Prison, a large number of female prisoners have been transferred to other prisons.
Reportedly the majority of the women is transferred to Karajprison, which is considerably smaller, but it is not clear whether female political prisoners have also been transferred to this prison.
In recent months many structures and programms in prison have been changed by State Prisons and Security and Corrective Measures Organization.
source: en-hrana.com



An unknown political prisoner Ahmad Shah Rezai, 29 lost his hearing on one ear due to torture.
Rezai has been arrested in June 2010 during the protests on Enghelab square.After his arrest he was transferred to cellblock 2A and kept there for 10 days. He was then moved to solitary confinement in cellblock 240 for a period of seventy four days. Due to torture during interrogation he lost hearing in his right ear.
source: en-hrana.com

Reportedly Ali Nejati, member of the board of directors of Haft Tapeh Sugar Cane Workers Syndicate has been hospitalized on April 10, due to a heartattack. He spent six months in prison for his unionactivities and was to be tried again on April 13 on identical charges.
source: iranlaborreport.com

After 114 days were two miners bodies recovered from 600 meters under the ground of the Kerman Hejdakmine.One body from the four buried miners was recovered earlier, and one still remains in the depths.Authorities stated that the long delay in recovery has been due to numerous landslides and other dangers.
source: iranlaborreport.com

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In Iran there are childoffenders, still on death row.

Children are being hanged to death.
A child will be hanged to death.
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