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Iranians Registered the Most Foreign Investment Companies in Turkey

According to statistics published in Turkey, Iranians broke the record for registering the most foreign investment companies in Turkey during…

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Committee to Protect Journalists: Number of Imprisoned Journalists in Iran Reaches 11

The Committee to Protect Journalists says the number of imprisoned journalists in Iran in 2019 has reached 11. As the…

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Four Women’s Rights Activists Sentenced to Total of 16 Years in Prison

Nahid Shaghaqi, Akram Nasiryan, Mariam Mohammadi, and Asrin Darkale, four women’s rights activists, have been sentenced to a combined total…

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Continued Prison Sentences for Labor Activists; Member of Haft Tappeh Workers Syndicate Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

Ali Najati, a member of the Haft Tappeh Workers Syndicate and retired worker, has been sentenced to five years in…

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Human Rights Defenders Center Award Presented to Family of Mohammad Najafi, Imprisoned Lawyer

The Human Rights Defenders Center presented its “Human Rights Advocate” award for 1398 (2019) to Mohammad Najafi, a lawyer and…

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Another Women’s and Children’s Rights Activist Arrested in Iran

Zahra Seyadi, a women’s and children’s rights activist, was arrested in a security forces raid on her home in recent…

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Continued Violations of Environmental Activists’ Rights; Solitary Confinement Despite Court Orders

Mohammad Hossein Aghasi, a lawyer who previously represented two imprisoned environmental activists, said in an interview with the Human Rights…

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Discovery of an ‘Iranian’ Tunnel at the Syria-Iraq Border

Israeli and American media outlets have reported the discovery of a tunnel built by Iranian forces at the Syria-Iraq border.…

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