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RFL/RE – An Iranian official has confirmed that several high school students arrested during the protests have been sent to reeducation camps to “educate and amend” their behavior after they were detained during anti-government demonstrations sparked by the death of a young woman in custody for allegedly wearing a headscarf incorrectly. Education Minister Yousef Nouri told the Shargh daily on …

Iranwire – A U.S. citizen on temporary release earlier this month from prison in Iran has been taken back into custody and returned to Tehran’s Evin prison, a lawyer for his family said on October 12. Siamak Namazi, 51, was temporarily released on a furlough on October 1 when his father, Baquer Namazi, 85, was permitted to leave the country …

Iranwire – Iran’s military and security agencies have been using ambulances as military vehicles to arrest and transport protesters and political rivals to detention centres, and to kidnap opponents, for decades. But only now has it been put under the spotlight. The country’s health ministry has said that protesters have attacked more than 60 ambulances since nationwide protests began following the death in custody of …

Iranwire – The number of dead killed in the latest round of public protests in Iran has passed 200, including dozens of children, a Norway-based human rights organization said Wednesday.  “According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, the number of protesters killed by security forces has risen to at least 201 people,” Iran Human Rights said in a statement. …

Iranwire – Women inmates in Iran’s notorious Evin Prison have backed the ongoing nationwide protests in Iran and condemned security forces for violently repressing the people.  Narges Mohammadi, a prominent human rights activist who has been repeatedly arrested in recent years for her work and public comments, and who is herself currently incarcerated in Evin, said people inside the prison …