A group of activists believe their collective experience in Iranian jails can support others. A booklet they’ve published online tries to steer citizens away from recurrent pitfalls,particularly as elections nearAs a student and political activist in Iran, Abbas Hakimzadeh was jailed three times between 2007 and 2010. He survived physical and psychological abuse, or enduring torture for up to 15 hours a day. Suspecting a fourth arrest was imminent,in 2010 Hakimzadeh fled across the border to Turkey. The Iranian authorities had confiscated his travel documents, and Hakimzadeh took the risk of being shot by border guards to avoid yet another stint in prison.
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Source: theguardian.com