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General News 6/22/2016 at 11:43 AM EDT H3'ed 6/22/16

New Rules at Rajaee Shahr Prison Target Iranian Political Prisoners for Harsh Treatment , Peyvand News of Iran

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Rajaee Shahr is one of Iran’s most notorious prisons. This prison used to be called Gohardasht. It is located about 40 miles outside of Tehran . Since most of the political prisoners in it were killed a few years ago . Currently , it contains regular criminals along with political prisoners. One of the political prisoners who was just released after one year of imprisonment for writing funny poetry against the situation in Iran described the conditions in the prison. Rajaee Shahr makes the worst prison in the U.S. like a picnic area.

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I was born and raised in Tehran Iran .I came to the U.S in 1976 to study psychology. With time decided to hang my hat here and became a U.S. citizen.
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