“Prisoners have been tortured into confessing, and if physical torture didn’t work, interrogators would threaten their families. Many women have reported being raped whilst in prison,” writes civil rights activist Nasrin Parvaz.
“Prisoners have been tortured into confessing, and if physical torture didn’t work, interrogators would threaten their families. Many women have reported being raped whilst in prison,” writes civil rights activist Nasrin Parvaz.
Unfortunately, with Iran in particular, when western countries apply pressure Iran redoubles their atrocities. When ignored, they’re somewhat lessened, but they still blame the US as the cause of the behavior. There are historical reasons for this, but it’s a no win situation.