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Amnesty International: Pourmohammadi’s Defense of 1988 Massacre Indicates His Immunity
Amnesty International has reacted to recent remarks by Mostafa Pourmohammadi, advisor to Iran’s Judiciary, defending the mass executions of political…
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Sanctions Punish the Sick
Taha Shokouri is playing in the playground of Tehran’s Children’s Cancer Hospital. He doesn’t know that his treating physicians at…
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Continued Pressure on Women’s Rights Activists; Another Member of “Women’s Call of Iran” Detained
Asrin Darkale, a women’s rights activist and member of “Women’s Call of Iran,” has been detained by security forces. “Firoozeh…
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Report by International Organization: Six People Killed in Iran Last Year While Defending the Environment
In 2018, more than three people were killed worldwide each week while defending land and the environment, with many more…
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Ghanbfarabadi: Sending Videos to Masih Alinejad Carries Up to 10 Years Prison Sentence
The head of Tehran’s Revolutionary Courts says sending any video related to “unveiling” to Masih Alinejad is subject to Article…
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Letter by 350 Artists and Cultural Activists in Support of Ares Amiri
A group of Iranian artists, writers, and cultural activists have sent a letter to the heads of the three branches…
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100 Lashes Sentence of Kurdish Singer from Urmia Executed; Peiman Mirzazadeh Goes on Hunger Strike in Protest
Peiman Mirzazadeh, a Kurdish singer from Urmia who is currently imprisoned for two years in Urmia Prison, was transferred to…
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Leila Hosseinzadeh, Tehran University Student Arrested
Leila Hosseinzadeh, a master’s student in anthropology at Tehran University, has been arrested. According to a report from the Student…
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