Thursday, March 1, 2018

The Fate of Political Prisoners in Iran

NCRI Staff
NCRI - Every anti-regime protester in Iran knows the harsh penalty for getting caught, but, in desperation, they are still heading to the streets.
So far in the nationwide protests of 2018, dozens have been killed by the Regime’s security forces, tens of thousands have been attacked, thousands have been arrested and are facing the death penalty for vague charges of violating national security, and dozens have been disappeared or died in suspicious circumstances whilst in custody.
Even those who evade the police on the streets are often tracked down by Iran’s intelligence agencies, fielded by the militia, who have constructed a fearsome network of spies, who mingle among the protesters and collect video evidence of them calling for regime change or handing out leaflets questioning Supreme Leader Ali , which is later used as ‘evidence’.
Not only is the Regime looking for protesters in the streets, but they are also tracking their online activity, looking for anti-regime sentiments on social media and eventually sentencing the posters to lengthy prison terms or death.
https://www.ncr-iran.org/en/news/human-rights/24408-the-fate-of-political-prisoners-in-iran

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