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Slow Death in Qarchak Prison: The Medical Neglect That Killed the Political Prisoner Somayeh Rashidi

Political prisoner Somayeh Rashidi, 42, died in Qarchak Prison after months of denied medical care. Her death highlights systemic neglect in Iran’s prisons, long notorious for inhumane conditions, and renews calls for Qarchak’s closure amid mounting testimonies of abuse, violence, and preventable deaths. Somayeh Rashidi, a 42-year-old political prisoner with epilepsy, died on Thursday, 25 September 2025 (3 Mehr), after months of denied and delay…
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رادیو زمانه broke the news in on Thursday, October 2, 2025.
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