Iran Human RightsOver half a million sent to prison each year...

Over half a million sent to prison each year in Iran

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Dec. 27 – Some 600,000 people are sent to prison each year in Iran, a state-run news agency reported on Tuesday. Iran Focus

Tehran, Iran, Dec. 27 – Some 600,000 people are sent to prison each year in Iran, a state-run news agency reported on Tuesday.

Mehr News Agency also said that at any given time the prison population was approximately 158,000.

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