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| Female political prisoner faces increased pressure |
Iran political prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared put under pressure
reports, Iranian political prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared, held at the women’s ward in Evin Prison, was transferred in late September to Ward 209, a ward controlled by the Iranian regime’s Ministry of Intelligence, to be interrogated. The executioners attempted to inspect her before she could enter the ward. Akbari Monfared didn’t accept to be humiliated this way and said: “I’ve not left the prison; you yourselves want to transfer me to another ward, then why should I be inspected?”
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| Political prisoner under pressure for spying on others |
Eventually this led to a dispute between Akbari Monfared and prison officials at the end of which she didn’t allow to them to inspect her. At the beginning of her arrival, the interrogator asked Akbari Monfared what was going on in her ward. In response Akbari Monfared said: “I’m not reporting on the ward. If you have any questions about myself, you can go ahead and ask.”
To check out the status of the political prisoners, the intelligence agents first reprimand them and then, if possible, try to make them spy for the regime on fellow inmates.
