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2020-03-30 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Iranian prisoners riot, smash cameras as country's coronavirus death toll rises

Some of the 50,000 prisoners still incarcerated in Iran amid the coronavirus outbreak started a riot Monday, breaking cameras and causing other damage in two buildings that house violent criminals, state media reported.

The chaos at the Adel Abad Prison in Shiraz is the latest in a series of violent prison disturbances across the country, which is battling the most severe coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East.

Iran has temporarily released around 100,000 prisoners as part of measures taken to contain the pandemic, leaving behind bars violent offenders and so-called "security cases" ‐ often dual nationals and others with Western ties.

Posted by Spot 2020-03-30 12:13|| || Front Page|| [15 views ] Top
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