{"id":20205,"date":"2016-04-19T12:35:47","date_gmt":"2016-04-19T11:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/issues\/human-rights\/20205-sunni-cleric-tortured-in-iran-prison"},"modified":"2023-01-16T23:01:55","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T22:01:55","slug":"sunni-cleric-tortured-in-iran-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/sunni-cleric-tortured-in-iran-prison\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunni cleric tortured in Iran prison"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"prison-cell-400\" class=\" size-full wp-image-45719\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/prison-cell-400.jpg\" alt=\"prison-cell-400\" width=\"400\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/prison-cell-400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/prison-cell-400-300x184.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>NCRI \u2013 An Iranian Sunni cleric has sent out a letter from prison in Zahedan, south-eastern Iran, reporting tortures inflicted on him.<\/p>\n<p>Molavi Noureddin Kashani has been imprisoned in Zahedan Prison for over 30 months, during which time he has been brutally tortured both physically and psychologically.<\/p>\n<p>He was arrested on August 7, 2013 by the Iranian regime&#8217;s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) on his way back to his home from a morning prayer&#8217;s sermon.<\/p>\n<p>It is believed that the regime has not actually prosecuted him for specific charges, and his case has been held in a state of limbo. 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