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 07 — Hamid (pseudonym)

After 12 years of marriage, Hamid’s life became consumed by court proceedings and multiple episodes of imprisonment over a mehriyeh of 350 gold coins. Now separated from his wife, he has managed to pay only four of the 350 coins. “There are no winners in court,” he says. “Both sides lose.”

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

https://iranhrdc.org/witness-statement-of-hamid/

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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 08 — Borna (pseudonym)

Borna was a laborer who spent three years in prison despite being found unable to pay his wife’s mehriyeh. Overwhelmed by despair, he attempted suicide by jumping from the fourth floor and barely survived. He has since spent years living in hiding and isolation.

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

https://iranhrdc.org/witness-statement-of-borna/

@iranhrdc
#Iran
#HumanRights
#HumanRightsInIran
#ImprisonmentForDebt
#WitnessTestimony
#EconomicJustice
#IHRDC

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 09 — Bahram (pseudonym)

Ten years after his divorce, the threat of imprisonment still hung over Bahram’s life. His family paid five gold coins to secure his release after seven months in Evin Prison, but living expenses and the birth of his child left him unable to keep up with the installments. At the time this testimony was recorded, he was 11 gold coins behind on his payments and living in hiding for fear of being arrested again.

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

https://iranhrdc.org/witness-statement-of-bahram/

@iranhrdc
#Iran
#HumanRights
#HumanRightsInIran
#ImprisonmentForDebt
#WitnessTestimony
#EconomicJustice
#IHRDC

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 10 — Ali (pseudonym)

Just one week after his wedding, Ali received notice of his wife’s claim for mehriyeh, which he says she had initiated before the wedding. The start of their married life marked the beginning of years of legal battles involving dozens of court cases. His bank accounts were frozen, and a travel ban prevented him from taking up his scholarship.

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

https://iranhrdc.org/witness-statement-of-ali/

@iranhrdc
#Iran
#HumanRights
#HumanRightsInIran
#ImprisonmentForDebt
#WitnessTestimony
#EconomicJustice
#IHRDC