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And Mahshid Nazemi, a former political prisoner and activist who now lives in France, said at least one friend was detained and questioned about contact with her.
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Amir-Hussein Radjy, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
And Mahshid Nazemi, a former political prisoner and activist who now lives in France, said at least one friend was detained and questioned about contact with her.
—Amir Hussein Radjy, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Intelligence agents in Tehran on March 15 detained the brother of Hossein Razzagh, a former political prisoner who fled last year to Europe, Razzagh told the AP.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
Korotkov introduced the director to his team at The Dossier Center, an investigative project founded in 2017 by the Russian civil activist and former political prisoner Mikhail Khodorkovsky.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026
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Amir-Hussein Radjy, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
And Mahshid Nazemi, a former political prisoner and activist who now lives in France, said at least one friend was detained and questioned about contact with her.
—Amir Hussein Radjy, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Intelligence agents in Tehran on March 15 detained the brother of Hossein Razzagh, a former political prisoner who fled last year to Europe, Razzagh told the AP.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
Korotkov introduced the director to his team at The Dossier Center, an investigative project founded in 2017 by the Russian civil activist and former political prisoner Mikhail Khodorkovsky.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026
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“Political prisoner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/political%20prisoner. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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