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White torture : interviews with Iranian women prisoners / Narges Mohammadi ; translated by Amir Rezanezhad ; [foreword by Shirin Ebadi].
Van Pelt Library DS318.839 .M8513 2022
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Muḥammadī, Nargis, author.
- Standardized Title:
- Shekanje Sefid. English
- Language:
- English
- Persian
- Subjects (All):
- Women prisoners--Iran--Interviews.
- Women prisoners.
- Women political prisoners--Iran--Interviews.
- Women political prisoners.
- Women prisoners--Abuse of--Iran.
- Solitary confinement--Iran--Prisons.
- Solitary confinement.
- Torture--Iran.
- Torture.
- Political prisoners--Iran.
- Political prisoners.
- Women prisoners--Abuse of.
- Iran.
- Genre:
- interviews.
- Biographies
- Interviews
- Interviews.
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xxix, 242 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : Oneworld, 2022.
- Language Note:
- Text in English, translated from the Persian.
- Summary:
- "Extended solitary confinement has been condemned as a severe violation of human rights. Yet it is still widely used in Iranian prisons. In White Torture, thirteen women, including Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, share their experiences of imprisonment: harassment and beatings by guards, total blindfolding and denial of medical treatment. Angry interrogators threaten their families and lie about their whereabouts. One prisoner is even told she is dead. None of the women have committed crimes - they are prisoners of conscience or held hostage as bargaining chips. Through psychological torture, the Iranian state hopes to remake their souls. These interviews, carried out while each woman was in prison or facing charges, are astounding documents of resistance and integrity. White Torture unveils the rot at the heart of the Iranian legal system and calls on us to act for change"--Amazon.com
- Notes:
- Originally published in Persian by Baran Publishing, 2020.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 9780861545506
- 0861545508
- OCLC:
- 1346517482
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