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Human Rights Watch calls for early approval of bill to protect women in Iran
Human Rights Watch called on Iranian authorities to pass the “Protection, Dignity, and Security of Women Against Violence” bill, which would protect…
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Masoumeh Ebtekar's claim in response to the tablet program made headlines on Twitter; protest against the lies and hypocrisy of Islamic Republic officials
After Masoumeh Ebtekar denied the Voice of America Tablet program report about her son, saying he was like everyone else…
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Amirpourang Sarmadi Tehrani, a civil activist, was arrested without receiving a summons and transferred to Babol Prison.
The defense lawyer for Amirpourang Sarmadi Tehrani, a civil activist living in Babolsar, says that he was illegally detained without a summons to carry out…
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Human rights defenders' letter to Khamenei: Release Nasrin Sotoudeh
A number of human rights organizations have published an open letter protesting the return of Nasrin Sotoudeh to prison. The letter…
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Amnesty International calls for halt to execution of six prisoners' finger amputation sentences in Iran
Amnesty International has released a report calling for a halt to the imminent execution of the amputation sentences of six prisoners in Iran. Amnesty International…
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Consumption of counterfeit alcohol claimed the lives of three people in Golestan
Public Relations of Golestan University of Medical Sciences announced the death of three people due to consumption of counterfeit alcohol in the province...
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Hamed Ghare-oghlani was sentenced to death and 13 years and 3 months in prison.
Hamed Qara-oghlani, a political prisoner in Urmia Prison, was sentenced to death by Branch 2 of the Urmia Revolutionary Court. Mr. Qara…
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Senior US government official: Israel was behind Fakhrizadeh's murder
A senior US government official says the killing of a senior Iranian missile and nuclear program expert was the work of Israel. But he…
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