Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Iran conservatives reject prisoner rape claims

Iran's powerful conservative camp rejected on Wednesday claims that election protesters were raped in custody and issued a stern warning to opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi for raising the allegations. However, others highlight jail rapes and abuses, "a number of detainees have said that some female detainees have been raped savagely. Young boys held in detention have also been savagely raped," Karroubi said in a letter dated July 29... "
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20090812/twl-iran-politics-unrest-575b600.html

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