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Sister of Ali Younesi Threatened with Sexual Harassment and Arrest; Amnesty International Calls for Release of Imprisoned Student in Iran

As approximately one month has passed since the arrest of Ali Younesi, a student activist and graduate of Tehran’s Sharif…

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Amnesty International Concerned About Secret Executions of Four Prisoners in Iran

Amnesty International expressed concern in a statement about the unclear fate of four prisoners sentenced to death in Iran. The…

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Parliament’s Plan to Prohibit Competitions Between Iranian and Israeli Athletes

Representatives of Iran’s Islamic Consultative Assembly approved two emergency provisions of a bill to “counter Israel’s hostile measures” against regional…

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Parliamentary Economic Commission Reports $25 Billion in Annual Smuggling

After two years of investigation, Iran’s Parliamentary Economic Commission reported annual smuggling of $25 billion while examining government policies against…

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Parliamentary Report: 95 Percent of Smuggling Occurs Through Legal Entry Points and Methods

Iran’s parliament announced in a report that 95 percent of smuggling into the country occurs through official entry points and…

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Conviction of One of December 2019 Protest Detainee to Prison

Farhad Bakhshi, one of the detainees from the December 2019 protests, has been sentenced by the Revolutionary Court to 6…

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Continued Suppression of Civil Activists in Iran; Nasser Ashjerī Māherī Sentenced to Prison

Nasser Ashjerī Māherī, a civil activist, has been sentenced to six months in prison by the Revolutionary Court. Mohammad Moqīmī,…

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Payam Darfshan, Lawyer, Sentenced to Prison and Disbarment

Payam Darfshan, a lawyer in Iran, has been sentenced to prison and disbarred by the Revolutionary Court of Karaj. Saeid…

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