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Kran Hecmati's Detention and Cancer Treatment

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Where it stands

A second recording from Evin Prison alleges that detained American Kran Hecmati, who has cancer, was denied chemotherapy after being rearrested. The allegation has no independent confirmation in the available evidence; the report gives no update on Hecmati’s condition, treatment or detention.

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    1. Update 1Second Evin Prison Recording Alleges US Detainee Denied Chemotherapy

    The story so far

    1. Update 1

      Second Evin Prison Recording Alleges US Detainee Denied Chemotherapy

      A second audio message sent to CBS News alleges a fellow American with cancer was re-arrested before chemotherapy — an unverified claim from inside Evin Prison.

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      • No verified medical status for Kamran Hekmati or independent record of release, re-arrest, or treatment history.
      • No verified assessment of Evin medical stocks, family-medicine handling, or tuberculosis cases.

    History

    1. Opened1 report

    Who's involved

    People

    • Margaret BrennanAmerican journalist based in Washington, D.C.1 report
    • Reza Valizadehresearcher ORCID ID = 0000-0002-5912-48981 report

    Places

    • Evin PrisonTehran, CITY, No. STREET, PRISON JAIL, Iran1 report

    Every outlet we read on this story

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