Human rights
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Reflections on the execution of a person in Mashhad for drinking alcohol | Amnesty International: Iran's judicial system is "cruel and inhumane"
The execution of a man in Mashhad Central Prison on charges of drinking alcohol has received widespread attention, and in addition to publications in some countries...
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French citizen Fariba Adelkhah's prison sentence increased to 6.5 years in appeals court; Paris mayor reacts
The six-year prison sentence of Fariba Adelkhah, an Iranian-French researcher imprisoned in Iran, previously issued by the Revolutionary Court, has been overturned by the Court of Appeals.
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Hedayat Abdullahpour's father: My son was executed secretly and without our knowledge
Abu Bakr Abdullahpour has announced the secret execution of his son Hedayat Abdullahpour in the city of Oshnavieh in Iran and has joined the campaign…
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Sepideh Qolyan was transferred to Evin Prison to serve 5 years in prison.
Sepideh Gholian's lawyer, a civil activist, announced that his client has been transferred to Evin Prison to serve her sentence. Jamal Heydari Manesh, Sepideh's lawyer…
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Human rights organizations call for extension of the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran
In a joint letter to UN Human Rights Council member states, 39 human rights organizations called on these countries to support…
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The International Federation of Journalists also called for the prosecution of fugitive judge Gholamreza Mansouri of the Islamic Republic.
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is calling for legal action against Gholamreza Mansouri, a judge in the Islamic Republic’s judiciary who was recently convicted in a court hearing…
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8 Qarchak Prison inmates infected with coronavirus; no news on Zeinab Jalalian's condition
Ali Jalalian, father of Zeinab Jalalian, a Kurdish political prisoner sentenced to life imprisonment, in an interview with the Campaign for Human Rights in Iran…
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"They shot my son in the skull": Report on the mass killing of protesters in November 2019
A new report released today by the Campaign for Human Rights in Iran documents the Iranian government's widespread violence against protesters in…
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