Human Rights

UN Experts Call for Halt to Execution of Prisoners in Iran

United Nations experts have called for a halt to the execution of two young people facing capital punishment in Iran.…

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Protests Increase Over Presence of Human Rights Violators on Judiciary’s List of Trusted Lawyers

Amid criticism over the publication of a 20-person list as trusted lawyers of the judiciary authorized to practice in security…

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Concerns Over Human Rights Violations of Detained Dervishes as Trial Process Begins

Coinciding with the start of trials for a number of detained dervishes and the reading of charges against several female…

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UN: Gaza May Become Uninhabitable

It is difficult to believe in reconciliation between Hamas and Fatah. The people of Gaza, who for years have borne…

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Amnesty International: Iran Responsible for Over Half of All Recorded Executions in 2017

Amnesty International, on Thursday, April 12, released its annual report on the use of capital punishment in 2017, describing execution…

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Human Rights Watch Calls for Immediate Release of Golrokh Irayi, Human Rights Activist

Human Rights Watch has called on the authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran to immediately release Golrokh Irayi, a…

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Golrokh Irayi Transferred to Hospital While Continuing Hunger Strike

Golrokh Ebrahimi Irayi, a civil activist imprisoned in Iran who has been on hunger strike for 61 days, has been…

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Human Rights Defenders: End Campaign of Harassment Against Families of Those Who Died Suspiciously in Iranian Prisons

Four human rights organizations, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, have called on Iranian authorities in a joint statement…

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