Iran News
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Execution of Marziyeh Neiry, Child Marriage Victim, as Domestic Violence Leads to the Gallows
Marziyeh Neiry, a 24-year-old woman who, according to human rights reports, was married at age 17 under family pressure, was…
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15 Years Prison Sentence for Yalda Moayeri, Award-Winning Photojournalist and Courage in Journalism Award Recipient
Yalda Moayeri, a recognized Iranian photojournalist and recipient of an international courage in journalism award, has been sentenced in absentia…
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Bahá’í Prisoner Roya Sabat Denied Medical Treatment While Incarcerated in Adel Abad Prison
Roya Sabat, a Bahá’í citizen imprisoned in Adel Abad Prison in Shiraz, has been denied access to specialized medical treatment…
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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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Masoud Pezeshkian: People Are Under Economic Pressure, But Decisions on War and Peace Rest with “Leadership”
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian, while the country remains in a state of “neither war nor peace,” identified his government’s primary…
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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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Scottish Christian Missionary Killed in Athens; Afghan Suspect, Husband of American Christian Missionary, Awaits Trial
The case of the horrific death of Elizabeth Jane Ras, a 38-year-old Scottish Christian missionary and humanitarian worker in Athens,…
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Beating of Sunni Muslim Prisoner in Lakan Prison; Officials’ Silence Over Hamzeh Darvish’s Condition
“Hamzeh Darvish,” a Sunni Muslim prisoner held in Lakan Prison in Rasht, has been hospitalized in the prison clinic following…
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