In Iran, journalists, artists and political activist are often locked up with some of the most dangerous criminals in prison. This is a common tactic used by Iranian authorities to put pressure on political prisoners. In this video, Iranian journalist Fereshteh Ghazi talks about her time in jail.
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Working as a Journalist in Iran: The Psychological Impacts
Siamak Ghaderi - 9 months Imprisonment
Siamak Ghaderi - Torture in Toilet
Siamak Ghaderi - Imprisonment’s Effect on Family Life
Siamak Ghaderi - Cleric Fainted When Forced to Confess on TV
Farzaneh Mirzavand: A Journalist’s Wife
Fereshteh Ghazi - Illegal Arrest
Fereshteh Ghazi - They Broke My Nose During Interrogation
Fereshteh Ghazi - Charged with Espionage
Fereshteh Ghazi - I Was Put in a Cell With Dangerous Criminals
Fereshteh Ghazi - My Interrogator Lied that My Mother had Died
Shahram Rafizadeh - Sexual Innuendo
Shahram Rafizadeh - “Miracle Room”
Naeimeh Doostdar - Detained on a Plane
Naeimeh Doostdar - Evin, The Notorious Prison