{"id":5738,"date":"2016-10-01T21:07:06","date_gmt":"2016-10-02T02:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irandemocratic.org\/public_html\/news\/?p=5738"},"modified":"2016-10-01T21:07:06","modified_gmt":"2016-10-02T02:07:06","slug":"inside-qarchak-prison-irans-most-dangerous-for-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irandemocratic.org\/public_html\/news\/5738\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Qarchak Prison: \u2018Iran\u2019s most dangerous for women\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"da9f2136-c324-434d-951b-ee2038d15b4c_16x9_788x442\"<\/a>News Source: Saleh Humeid, AlArabiya.net<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Qarchak women\u2019s prison located in a desert, east of Tehran, is known as the most dangerous and worst prison in Iran due to its inhumane medical and psychological conditions.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Human Rights\u2019 Activists News Agency (HRANA) published a detailed report about the prison saying it held the worst reputation among women\u2019s prisons in Iran.<\/p>\n

The prison is located in a barren desert and hosts a big number of inmates despite its small size. The prison does not divide inmates according to the crimes committed and this leads to violence thus, worsening the situation as they lack medical services and are subjected to torture.<\/p>\n

Number of prisoners and prison\u2019s area<\/span><\/h2>\n

According to the report, the prison\u2019s seven sections include more than 2,000 prisoners where 200-300 prisoners are held in each section. Some of these prisoners have children with them while the number of prisoners increases every year.<\/p>\n

The entire area of the prison does not exceed 1,500 meters while the area of the sections, administration and the rest of the prison\u2019s parts does not exceed 400 meters, meaning that each inmate\u2019s space is about 20 centimeters.<\/p>\n

There are no rooms in the prison but there is one hall that has 600 beds. The other prisoners, who number around 1,400 and some children have to sleep on the floor.<\/p>\n

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Torture and rape<\/span><\/h2>\n

According to the report, inmates are subjected to all forms of torture which also include rape. The prison\u2019s management insults and beats up prisoners thus causing and worsening psychological problems.<\/p>\n

The prison\u2019s management punishes inmates who protest the prison\u2019s conditions, such as the bad quality of food or lack of medical services, by sending them to solitary confinement with another psychologically disturbed prisoner in order to torture them.<\/p>\n

Food<\/span><\/h2>\n

Food is one of the prison\u2019s major problems as the food is not enough for everyone. Prisoners are usually served spaghetti, boiled potatoes and bread. As a result, many prisoners suffer from severe vitamins\u2019 deficiency.<\/p>\n

A source close to one of the prisoners said the prison\u2019s management threatens prisoners of holding them in solitary confinement if they object to the lack of food or to the prison\u2019s bad conditions.<\/p>\n

He added that if a fight happens between the inmates, the guards do not interfere, and the fight thus escalates resulting in someone\u2019s death sometimes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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