White torture
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White torture is a term referring to torture that includes sensory deprivation and according to number of sources it is practiced on Iranian political prisoners in the Evin prison.
It can include prolonged periods of solitary confinement, often in detention centres outside the control of the prison authorities, including Section 209 of Evin Prison. It has been described as far worse than physical abuse by some of those who have experienced it [1]
In an Amnesty International report in 2004 there were documented evidence of "white torture" on Amir Abbas Fakhravar, by the revolutionary guards. According to the report "his cells had no windows, and the walls and his clothes were white. His meals consisted of white rice on white plates. To use the toilet, he had to put a white piece of paper under the door. He was forbidden to speak, and the guards reportedly wore shoes that muffled sound. [2]
