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November 9, 2011 02:06 pm PST
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Op-ed by US hiker jailed in iran: solitary confinement is torture
"You dont have to beat someone to inflict pain and suffering; the psychological torture of prolonged solitary confinement leaves no marks, but its effects are severe and long-lasting." From a New York Times op-ed by Sarah Shourd, one of the three American hikers jailed by Iran. Bradley Manning, the young man the US believes gave [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/sAllYqMZX_g/op-ed-by-us-hiker-jailed-in-iran-solitary-confinement-is-torture.html
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