Parvaz: ‘I was treated with respect, courtesy and care’

Al Jazeera English
“Although I have written critically of some of Iran’s policies, I was treated with respect, courtesy and care thoughout my detention there,” writes Al Jazeera reporter Dorothy Parvaz, who was freed Tuesday after being detained in Syria and Iran for weeks.

My room was spotless, my interrogator flawlessly polite, and the women who looked after me at the Evin Prison Women’s Detention Centre saw to it that my every need was met – especially the sleeping pills I required, because every night, without fail, I would hear the cries of men screaming in Syria “Wallahi! Wallahi!” and wonder how their wounds will ever heal.