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\u003Cimg srcset=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/480w\/public\/multimedia_images_2018\/201806middleeast_iran_flag_tehran.jpg?itok=0knXqh4J 480w, \/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/embed_xxl\/public\/multimedia_images_2018\/201806middleeast_iran_flag_tehran.jpg?itok=-65azRmu 850w\u0022 sizes=\u0022(max-width: 524px) 100px, 500px\u0022 data-responsive-image-style=\u0022embedded_images\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/embed_xxl\/public\/multimedia_images_2018\/201806middleeast_iran_flag_tehran.jpg?itok=-65azRmu\u0022 width=\u0022850\u0022 height=\u0022559\u0022 alt=\u0022Iran\u0027s national flags are seen on a square in Tehran February 10, 2012.\u0022 loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 typeof=\u0022foaf:Image\u0022 \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022figure__expand absolute block bottom-0 right-0 w-8 h-8 bg-white text-gray-700\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022sr-only\u0022\u003EClick to expand Image\u003C\/span\u003E\n \n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022icon fill-current w-full inline-block\u0022\u003E\n \u003Csvg viewbox=\u00220 0 20 20\u0022 fill=\u0022currentColor\u0022 role=\u0022img\u0022 focusable=\u0022false\u0022 aria-hidden=\u0022true\u0022\u003E\u003Cuse xlink:href=\u0022\/themes\/custom\/hrw_design\/dist\/app-drupal\/assets\/spritemap.svg?cacheBuster=#sprite-expand\u0022\u003E\u003C\/use\u003E\u003C\/svg\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cfigcaption class=\u0022figure__info text-left font-serif text-xs md:text-sm lg:text-base mx-auto text-gray-700 mt-1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022figure__caption\u0022\u003EIran\u0027s national flags are seen on a square in Tehran February 10, 2012.\n\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022figure__credit\u0022\u003E\u00a9 2012 Reuters\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAhead of Nowruz, a\u00a0celebration\u00a0marking the beginning of the new solar year, prison authorities should offer temporary release or clemency to\u00a0dozens of\u00a0prisoners\u00a0who are\u00a0detained\u00a0for their peaceful dissent\u00a0or exercise of their fundamental rights,\u00a0including\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/blog-feed\/iranian-society-under-crackdown#blog-378227\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESepideh Gholian\u003C\/a\u003E,\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/blog-feed\/iranian-society-under-crackdown#blog-378082\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EArash Ganji\u003C\/a\u003E,\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/blog-feed\/iranian-society-under-crackdown#blog-378014\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ELeila Hosseinzadeh\u003C\/a\u003E,\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2020\/10\/23\/iran-prisoners-who-reported-abuse-charged\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ENiloufar Bayani\u003C\/a\u003E,\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2017\/05\/10\/hunger-striking-political-prisoners-go-unmentioned-irans-elections\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAtena Daemi\u003C\/a\u003E,\u00a0and many\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/blog-feed\/iranian-society-under-crackdown\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eothers\u003C\/a\u003E. Prison authorities historically\u00a0have\u00a0offered\u00a0temporary release or clemency to hundreds of prisoners ahead of Nowruz, which falls on March 20 this year.\u00a0\u00a0\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIn\u00a0March\u00a02020,\u00a0when the country was\u00a0experiencing\u00a0its\u00a0first wave of Covid-19\u00a0infections,\u00a0the Iranian judiciary\u00a0reportedly\u00a0ordered the temporary release of\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mizanonline.com\/fa\/news\/604358\/%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%DB%B7%DB%B0-%D9%87%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A2%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87-%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%A2%D8%BA%D9%88%D8%B4-%DA%AF%D8%B1%D9%85-%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%DA%AF%D8%B4%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%AF\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E70,000 prisoners for Nowruz\u003C\/a\u003E, though dozens of human rights defenders\u00a0and peaceful dissidents\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2020\/03\/12\/iran-free-wrongfully-detained-prisoners\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eremained\u003C\/a\u003E\u00a0in\u00a0prison, and\u00a0remain still.\u00a0\u00a0\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAt the time, the government\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2020\/09\/10\/why-nasrin-sotoudeh-hunger-strike-protest-irans-dire-prison-conditions\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ecalled\u003C\/a\u003E\u00a0for releasing prisoners sentenced to less than five years, leaving out a significant population of political prisoners, including those with\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2020\/09\/10\/why-nasrin-sotoudeh-hunger-strike-protest-irans-dire-prison-conditions\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eserious health concerns\u003C\/a\u003E.\u00a0Some\u00a0activists\u00a0temporarily released due to Covid-19 concerns,\u00a0including\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/blog-feed\/iranian-society-under-crackdown#blog-378227\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESepideh Gholian\u003C\/a\u003E, have since been rearrested and imprisoned. She, along with many others, should not even be imprisoned in the first place, much less returned to\u00a0jail.\u00a0\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ENow,\u00a0a\u00a0year later,\u00a0despite\u00a0the\u00a0continued\u00a0spread of\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2020\/03\/12\/iran-free-wrongfully-detained-prisoners\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECovid-19 in Iran\u2019s overcrowded\u00a0prisons\u003C\/a\u003E\u00a0that\u00a0underscores the\u00a0ever-urgent need for authorities to facilitate temporary releases\u00a0or clemency\u00a0for\u00a0those who are eligible, authorities have been\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/content\/378227\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Etransferring\u003C\/a\u003E\u00a0several prisoners to prisons far away from their families.\u00a0\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u00a0\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nOn\u00a0March 17, authorities\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/RezaKhandan4\/status\/1372194391360700417?s=20\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ereportedly\u003C\/a\u003E\u00a0temporarily\u00a0released\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2020\/09\/10\/why-nasrin-sotoudeh-hunger-strike-protest-irans-dire-prison-conditions\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ENasrin Satoudeh\u003C\/a\u003E,\u00a0a prominent human rights lawyer. Satoudeh was\u00a0sentenced\u00a0in March 2019\u00a0to a total of\u00a038 years on\u00a0vaguely-defined national security\u00a0charges.\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/blog-feed\/iranian-society-under-crackdown#blog-377933\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ENooshin Jafari\u003C\/a\u003E,\u00a0currently\u00a0serving a four-year prison\u00a0sentence, was also\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/RezaKhandan4\/status\/1372194391360700417?s=20\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ereportedly\u003C\/a\u003E\u00a0released.\u00a0\u00a0\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile\u00a0these\u00a0temporary\u00a0releases are welcome, the situation\u00a0will remain\u00a0wholly\u00a0unsatisfactory until\u00a0all\u00a0prisoners\u00a0unjustly\u00a0detained\u00a0join them.\u00a0\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\u003C\/div\u003E\n","settings":null}]