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United States Responds to Heavy Prison Sentence for Nasrin Sotoudeh, Prominent Iranian Lawyer
Hours after a heavy 38-year prison sentence was issued for Nasrin Sotoudeh, a legal practitioner and prominent human rights activist…
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Reza Khandan: 38-Year Prison Sentence Handed Down to Nasrin Sotoudeh
Reza Khandan, husband of Nasrin Sotoudeh, emphasized in a conversation with Deutsche Welle that Sotoudeh has been sentenced to 38…
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German Labor Minister: Cash Aid to Refugees Should Be Increased
Hubertus Heil, Germany’s labor minister, has proposed a plan to increase cash financial aid to refugees. Germany’s united Christian parties…
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Prosecution Insists on Spying Charges Against Imprisoned Environmental Activists; Effort to Influence Court Decision
One day after the country’s Prosecutor General described the espionage of eight imprisoned environmental activists as “definitive,” an informed source…
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Mohammad Hossein Sepehri, Protesting Teacher, Sentenced to Six Months Suspension from Service
Mohammad Hossein Sepehri, a protesting teacher residing in Mashhad who participated in the November gathering of teachers called by the…
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Britain Grants Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe ‘Diplomatic Protection’
The British government has granted “diplomatic protection” to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, an Iranian-British citizen. The announcement of “diplomatic protection” was made…
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Human Rights Watch Reacts to Ibrahim Raisi’s Appointment, Citing His Role in 1988 Mass Executions
Human Rights Watch responded to Ibrahim Raisi’s appointment as head of Iran’s judiciary by referencing his involvement in a judicial…
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Behnam Ebrahimzadeh Sentenced to Six Years in Prison and Confiscation of Three Books
Behnam Ebrahimzadeh, a labor activist and member of the Society for the Protection of Children’s Rights, has been sentenced to…
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