How do you repay a debt from behind bars?

Nasim describes being imprisoned after going bankrupt, while Maryam recounts her father’s time in prison. Their stories, shared under pseudonyms, are part of the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center’s collection of testimonies on debtor imprisonment.

Explore the full testimonies and data on the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center’s page.

88,078 represents the total number of reported releases across 31 provinces during Iranian calendar years 2016/17–2025/26. This figure may include duplicate counts and does not represent the number of people currently imprisoned for debt.

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