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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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Health Minister: If People Don’t Comply, Coronavirus Deaths Will Reach Four Figures

Iran’s health minister has warned that the country is facing a “coronavirus bomb” and if new restrictions are not taken…

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Suicide of a Teenage Girl in Sanandaj

A 17-year-old female student residing in Sanandaj city in Kurdistan Province committed suicide by hanging on Thursday, November 13, 2020,…

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