Human rights
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Tehran Chief Justice confirms five-year prison sentence for Nazanin Zaghari
The Chief Justice of Tehran announced on Wednesday that the Tehran Provincial Court of Appeals has also upheld the conviction of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, an Iranian-British citizen, for…
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Deterioration of Atena Daemi's physical condition due to hunger strike
The mother of Atena Daemi, a human rights activist who is being held in Evin Prison, says that her daughter's condition is deteriorating due to the ongoing strike...
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Physical and mental execution of entrepreneurs in Iran
History On March 28, 1978, Sadegh Khalkhali was appointed to form the Islamic Revolutionary Tribunal. The text of its ruling is as follows:…
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Iran should not execute juvenile defendant
According to the Society for the Defense of Human Rights in Iran (a member of the International Federation of Human Rights Societies): Today, three UN experts,…
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2015 US Report on Religious Freedom: "380 Religious Minorities Imprisoned in Iran"
On Wednesday, August 10, the US State Department published its annual report on religious freedom in the world, which…
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UN: ISIS has committed genocide against the Yazidis
A United Nations investigative group has said that the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) group is carrying out atrocities against the Yazidis of Iraq and Syria.
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UN calls for 'immediate' release of Kurdish political activist Zeinab Jalalian
The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention called on the Islamic Republic of Iran to release Kurdish political activist Zeinab Jalalian and…
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Narges Mohammadi's letter: The suffering of security prisoners goes beyond the torment of prison
Narges Mohammadi, a civil activist and lawyer in prison, says in a "letter" published by the "Campaign of Prisoner Mothers" that she tolerates...
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