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Pope Francis: Death sentences should not be carried out
Pope Francis, the leader of the world's Catholics, called on all political leaders of the world to abolish the death penalty worldwide. The leader of the world's Catholics…
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Pope urges Catholic countries not to execute anyone this year
Pope Francis on Sunday expressed hope that while calling on authorities in Catholic countries not to carry out death sentences in 2016…
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Pope strongly criticizes Donald Trump
Pope Francis, the leader of the world's Catholics, has strongly criticized Donald Trump, one of the Republican Party candidates in the United States. Pope…
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Mohammad Javad Larijani: Ahmad Shahid's report is a fake
The Secretary of the Human Rights Headquarters of the Iranian Judiciary described the recent report of the UN Special Rapporteur as “biased, watery, and unassessable.”
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Ahmad Shaheed: The human rights situation has not changed under the Rouhani government
The reports of Ahmad Shaheed, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran, have been a source of concern for the Islamic Republic's judicial system for many years...
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Iran condemned for human rights violations at the UN
The United Nations General Assembly condemned Iran and North Korea for human rights violations in two separate resolutions. In…
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Human rights experts: Iran must end harassment of journalists
UN human rights experts and investigators called on the Islamic Republic to end the arrest, intimidation, and prosecution of journalists and activists…
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US once again accuses Iran of suppressing "religious freedoms"
On Wednesday, October 12, the US State Department published its annual report on the state of religious freedom in the world…
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