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UN General Assembly Approves Resolution Condemning Human Rights Violations in Iran
A resolution condemning “severe and systematic human rights violations” in Iran was approved on Wednesday, November 19, in the Third…
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Economist: Price increases in Tehran exceed all major world cities
The Economist magazine writes in its latest annual report that when calculating price increases based on the US dollar, Tehran…
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Mohammad Shabahati, Tehran University Student, Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison
Mohammad Shabahati, a student activist at Tehran University, has been sentenced in absentia to five years imprisonment. However, no summons…
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Prisoner Stitches Lips and Goes on Hunger Strike in Urumiyeh Prison
A prisoner in Urumiyeh Prison began a hunger strike on Tuesday, November 27, by stitching his lips shut. Eighteen days…
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Urmia Juvenile Court: Aynaz Zare Sentenced to 5 Years Imprisonment
On Monday, November 16, 2020, Aynaz Zare, a detained citizen in the women’s ward of Urmia Prison, was sentenced to…
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Grand Master and Former Member of Iran’s National Chess Team: The Danger of Suspending Iran’s Chess Federation is Serious; FIDE Should Close the Door to Political Sport
Elshan Moradi Abdi, a former national chess player and grand master of Iranian chess, considers the danger of suspending Iran’s…
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Amnesty International Again Calls for UN-Led Investigation into November Protests
Human Rights Watch announced in a report that it is repeating its request to the United Nations Human Rights Council…
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Four Years After Arrest at Cyrus Day Ceremony; Three Civil Activists Sentenced to Total of 56 Years in Prison
Three civil activists from Mashhad who were arrested by security forces near Marvdasht in 2016 after participating in a Cyrus…
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