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Fears grow that woman arrested for undressing in Iran could be tortured in psychiatric unit

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Woman arrested in Iran after stripping during anti-harassment protest



Protesters and political prisoners are being drugged, tortured and beaten in state-run institutions, say rights groupsHuman rights organisations say they are gravely concerned that a young Iranian woman arrested for stripping down to her underwear could be subjected to torture after she was transferred to a psychiatric hospital by the authorities.Amnesty International said it had found evidence that the Iranian regime used electric shocks, torture, beatings and chemical substances on protesters and political prisoners taken to state-run psychiatric institutions after being called mentally unstable. It said the situation facing the young woman was “alarming”. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/nov/08/woman-arrested-iran-undressing-protesters-psychiatric-institutions-rights-groups

Author : Deepa Parent

Publish date : 2024-11-08 07:00:05

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