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Mustafa Salehi, one of the detainees of the January 2017 protests, was executed
The Judiciary News Agency says that the death sentence of Mustafa Salehi, one of the detainees of the January 2017 protests in Kahrizsang, Najafabad, has been carried out. Previously…
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"Case-building" against a labor activist; Jafar Azimzadeh's 13-month prison sentence upheld in the appeals court
Jafar Azimzadeh, the secretary of the board of the Free Workers Union of Iran and a imprisoned labor activist, was sentenced to 13 months in prison.
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The Rouhani government's continued secrecy and contradictions regarding the endowment of Mount Damavand and the forests of Sari
A week after Hassan Rouhani called the dedication of part of Mount Damavand a "rumor," a government official implied...
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Amnesty International: Arsalan Khodkam faces execution
Amnesty International wrote to Ebrahim Raisi, calling for the execution of a Kurdish prisoner. Urmia Military Prosecution, Arsalan Khodkam…
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Confirming two death sentences for those arrested in the January 2017 protests
“These death sentences are to scare people,” an informed source told the Campaign for Human Rights in Iran…
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Coronavirus in Iran; 14 provinces in red status, 215 more deaths
A spokesman for the Iranian Ministry of Health says that 14 provinces are currently in red status and 12 provinces are in alert status…
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Continuation of labor strikes in Iran and their expansion
Workers active in various sectors of Iran, including sugarcane, the oil and gas industry, and the petrochemical industry, have begun their strikes on…
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Protests continue in Iran; this time against direct shooting of Kolbars
The widespread coverage of the hashtag “#Kolbar_Nekshid” on social media has opened a new arena of protests against state violence in Iran. This…
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