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01/08/2011

The story of Marina Nemat who was arrested in 1982 when she was only 16 and taken to Iran's notorious Evin prison. She was tortured, threatened with execution and forced to marry her interrogator.

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Today, the story of Marina Nemat who was arrested in 1982 when she was only 16 and taken to Iran's notorious Evin prison.

There she was tortured, threatened with execution and forced to marry her interrogator.

She was eventually released in 1984, but it was more than 20 years before she could talk to anyone about what she had gone through.

She tells Jo Fidgen her remarkable story.

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28 minutes

Last on

Tue 2 Aug 2011 10:05GMT

Broadcasts

  • Mon 1 Aug 2011 14:32GMT
  • Mon 1 Aug 2011 19:32GMT
  • Mon 1 Aug 2011 23:32GMT
  • Tue 2 Aug 2011 01:32GMT
  • Tue 2 Aug 2011 10:05GMT

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