Human rights

Princeton University rally calls for release of American researcher imprisoned in Iran

Princeton University in the United States is launching an effort to free Zhiyu Wang, its doctoral student in history who…

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Narges Mohammadi's lawyer warns Evin prison officials

Narges Mohammadi's lawyer says her client's health is at risk due to lack of access to a specialist, special medications, and anticonvulsants...

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Amnesty International: 2018 a year of shame for Iran in history

Amnesty International has published a report accusing the Iranian government of...

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Summons and interrogation of several political activists from the city of Sonqor in Kermanshah province

Kiomars Vaezi, a high school teacher and political activist living in the city of Sonqor, Kermanshah, told the Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that over the past few…

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"Mostafa Daneshjoo", a Gonabadi dervish, was sentenced to 8 years in prison.

Reports indicate that "Mostafa Daneshjo", a lawyer and Gonabadi dervish, has been sentenced to 8 years in prison...

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US State Department: 800 human rights activists are imprisoned in Iran

The US State Department's Persian Twitter account, while protesting the imprisonment of approximately 800 Iranian "human rights activists" and the treatment of...

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Amnesty International: Iran should allow DNA testing to identify those executed in 1988

Amnesty International, in a report marking the 30th anniversary of the mass executions of political prisoners in Iran, announced…

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Amnesty International's Letter Writing Marathon for the Release of Athena Daemi and Other Women Human Rights Activists

Amnesty International's letter-writing marathon to defend women human rights activists, including Athena Daemi, from 180 countries...

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