Iran
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Amnesty International: Pourmohammadi's defense of the 1967 massacre indicates his immunity
Amnesty International reacts to the recent defense of Mostafa Pourmohammadi, advisor to the judiciary, of the mass executions of political prisoners in 2018…
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“Sanctions punish patients”
“Taha Shakouri is playing in the playground of Tehran Children's Cancer Hospital. He is unaware that the doctors treating him are…
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Pressure continues on women's rights activists; another member of the "Voice of Iranian Women" association arrested
Asrin Darkale, a women's rights activist and member of the "Iranian Women's Voice", was arrested by security forces. "Firouzeh Sharafeddin", the mother of...
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Report by an international organization: 6 people were killed in Iran last year while defending the environment
In 2018, more than three people around the world were killed every week while defending the land and the environment.
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Ghazanfarabadi: Sending a film to Masih Alinejad carries a prison sentence of up to ten years
The head of Tehran's Revolutionary Courts says sending any film related to "unveiling the hijab" to Masih Alinejad is subject to Article 508 of the Penal Code...
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Letter from 350 artists and cultural activists in support of Aras Amiri
A group of Iranian artists, writers, and cultural activists wrote a letter to the heads of the three branches of government calling for a review of the Aras verdict...
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Kurdish singer from Urmia sentenced to 100 lashes; Peyman Mirzazadeh goes on hunger strike in protest
Peyman Mirzazadeh, a Kurdish singer from Urmia who is serving a two-year prison sentence in Urmia, is set to perform this week…
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Leila Hosseinzadeh, a student at the University of Tehran, was arrested.
Leila Hosseinzadeh, a master's student in anthropology at the University of Tehran, was arrested. According to a report by the Students' Union Council channel, Hosseinzadeh was arrested on Sunday…
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