Human Rights
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Five-Year Prison Sentence for Two Baha’i Citizens; Continued Persecution of Religious Minorities in Iran
“Iraj Shekoor” and “Pedram Abher,” two Baha’i citizens residing in Tehran, were arrested after being summoned to Tehran’s security prosecutor’s…
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“Jomeh Narouei,” Baloch Prisoner, Dies in Prison as Medical Care is Delayed
The death of “Jomeh Narouei,” a 35-year-old Baloch prisoner and father of five children in Kerman Central Prison, has once…
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When Forgiveness Failed to Arrive as Life’s Final Chance: Ali Mir-Rezaei Executed in Babol
Ali Mir-Rezaei, a young singer of local Mazandarani music, was executed at dawn on Wednesday, September 11 in Babol Prison;…
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Death Sentence of Alireza Sepahi Moves Toward Execution After Retrial Approval, Without Court Hearing
The case of “Alireza Sepahi,” a young man sentenced to death in Isfahan, has once again faced the threat of…
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20-Year Prison Sentence for “Mohammad Ebrahimi” and Arrest of University Professor; Crackdown on Protesters Continues
Nine months after the onset of protests in December in Iran, arrests, heavy sentences, and execution of punishments against protesters…
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“Hossein Aziz-Nasri” Faces Security Charges and 5 Billion Toman Bond
“Hossein Aziz-Nasri,” a 33-year-old resident of Mashhad and a long-standing critic of the Islamic Republic, faced two new security charges…
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Execution for Two Defendants, VIP Treatment for Bakhtar Zanjani; For Whom Is Justice Enforced in Iran?
While two brothers from Kuhdasht, Saeed and Hamid Najafi, were executed in Qarchak Prison following their conviction on charges of…
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Lashes on the Body of Protest: Neda Dede-Jani and Setayesh Sarabi Become Victims of Physical Punishment by the Islamic Republic
Neda Dede-Jani and Setayesh (Behnoosh) Sarabi, two Kurdish women from Qorveh who were detained during the December protests, faced 31…
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