Human Rights
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Taktem Ramazani Dies in Vakilabad Prison; When Treatment Becomes a Privilege
Taktem Ramazani, a 37-year-old woman imprisoned in Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad, died after four days of enduring severe abdominal pain,…
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Death Sentence Issued for Medical Student Sepehr Amerzadeh on Charges of Assisting Protesters
Sepehr Amerzadeh, a 22-year-old medical student, has been sentenced to death following his arrest in the wake of protests in…
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18-Year-Old Student Shaqayeq Afshar-Nejafi Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison in Qazvin
Shaqayeq Afshar-Nejafi, an 18-year-old photographer and student from Qazvin, has been sentenced to 9 years in prison on charges including…
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“Kamran Hakimthi,” Jewish Prisoner Detained in Evin, Victim of a Case the U.S. Deems “Wrongful Detention”
“Kamran Hakimthi,” a 71-year-old dual Iranian-American Jewish citizen and prisoner in Evin, is battling bladder cancer while reports indicate he…
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16-Year Prison Sentence for Baha’i Citizen, Escalating Repression of Religious Minorities and Critics
The issuance of a heavy prison sentence for “Moein Mohammadi-Dehaj,” a Baha’i citizen residing in Yazd, has once again drawn…
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Case Filed Against Ali Pourdaryab, Charges of “Propaganda Against the System” Used as Tool by Regime to Silence Journalists
The Kurdistan Province Prosecutor’s Office has opened a new case against Ali Pourdaryab, a Kurdish journalist, once again resorting to…
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A Teenage Athlete and Two University Researchers in Judicial Limbo
Amid ongoing security operations in Iran, a 17-year-old athlete from Bojnord has been denied contact with his family following arrest,…
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Re-arrest of Student Mehshad Kashani in Isfahan Signals Continued Crackdown on Dissidents
More than six months have passed since the December protests, yet the Islamic Republic continues to arrest, charge, and disappear…
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