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detention centre
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detention centre
a place where persons (typically asylum seekers, illegal immigrants, or people awaiting trial) may be detained for short periods by order of a court


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Iran shut down the nonstandard detention center in July, following an order by Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei.
Iran to Tighten Disciplinary Rules for Policemen by FARS News Agency
Summary: Iran's police chief said on Wednesday that an investigation had found no evidence that election protesters detained in a now closed detention center had been raped as alleged by opposition Iran's police chief said on Wednesday that an investigation had found no evidence that election protesters detained in a now closed detention center had been raped as alleged by opposition groups.
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