Human rights
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Pope urges European countries to accept refugees from rescue ships
The fate of the 49 refugees stranded on two German rescue ships off the coast of Malta is still unclear. The Pope…
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Two Iranians and a Briton Arrested in Connection with "Migrant Crossing" the English Channel
Reports indicate that British police have arrested an Iranian citizen and a British citizen in connection with the transfer of “non-…
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40 refugees, including several Iranians, rescued from English Channel
Around 40 asylum seekers were rescued in the English Channel on Christmas Day. British officials said the migrants included Iranians…
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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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Iranians rank fourth among asylum seekers in the European Union
The European Union's asylum office says 3,170 Iranians applied for asylum in the EU in October...
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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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Doctors Without Borders: The situation for asylum seekers on Nauru is extremely bad
As concerns and alarming reports grow about the conditions of asylum seekers sent by Australia to camps in Nauru and Papua New Guinea, “doctors…
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