VOA has learned that a prisoner with cancer who was denied medical care by the authorities of Ghezel Hesar Prison on the pretext of “lack of funds” has died after being transferred to the hospital late.
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Category: 1. Iran
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VOA Persian: Prisoner dies in Iranian jail after medical care denied
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