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Iranian Catholic woman beaten in prison
July 17, 2026
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CWN Editor's Note: Ghazal Marzban, an Iranian woman who converted from Islam to Catholicism, suffered a broken hand during a recent beating in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison, according to AsiaNews, the agency of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions.
The agency cited a report from Article 18, a London-based organization that promotes human rights in Iran.
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