The imprisoned journalist Massoud Bastani was transferred to the hospital on February 20, 2015, following a heart attack inside Shahid Rajaee Prison. The health conditions of Bastani, 37, who has been in prison since his arrest in the wake of the protests that followed the disputed 2009 presidential election in Iran, have steadily deteriorated […]
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Prison furlough ends for Iranian journalist Bastani
Iranian journalist Massoud Bastani has returned to prison after the authorities refused to extend his furlough. The Kaleme website reports that prison authorities refused his request for an extension and Bastani reported back to Rejai Shahr Prison in Karaj on Sunday December 8. Bastani had been on furlough since November 10. He was arrested […]