Iranian poet jailed for criticising Islamic Republic, chained to hospital bed

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Cyrus-V on January 9th, 2022 at 13:48 UTC »

His name was Baktash Abtin, and he recently died in prison as he caught covid and he wasn't given proper medical attention in a timely manner, he was essentially killed by Islamic Republic for daring to speak up!

chodeboi on January 9th, 2022 at 14:04 UTC »

It’s like that Vonnegut story where they handicap everyone according to their abilities, but fatal

rickk79 on January 9th, 2022 at 14:30 UTC »

He died of COVID-19 2 days ago.