Post 3 of 4 — Who Is Behind Bars? 
 
Statistics may be faceless, but behind every percentage is a life and a family. 
 
Demographic findings compiled from the reviewed sources indicate that 86% of these prisoners were married, while women accounted for roughly 5% of financial prisoners. 
 
The same sources reported poverty for 73%, low literacy for 43%, high-risk behavior for 17%, and negative peer influence for 3% as associated factors. 
 
These percentages describe reported associations and should not be interpreted as proof of causation. 
 
Explore the data hub: 
 
https://www.iranhrdc.org/debtor-imprisonment-data-hub/ 
 
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Ten people. Ten real stories. All imprisoned over debt—construction loans, bounced cheques, unpaid mehriyeh—under laws that jail people for being unable to pay, collected and documented by IHRDC.

https://iranhrdc.org/category/english/publications/witness-testimony/

Case 03 — Nasim (Pseudonym)

I built my woodworking shop with my own hands. A family friend I trusted like a younger brother colluded with a loan shark and, without my knowledge, put the current date on a blank cheque I’d signed and given him for emergency purchases, landing me in prison. There, I wrote legal defense statements for other women. One of my cellmates told me, “Your bunk looks like a political prisoner’s.”

This is one of ten real testimonies we're publishing on debtor imprisonment in Iran. Read Nasim's full account here:

🔗 iranhrdc.org/witness-statement-of-nasim

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