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Aras Amiri's 10-year prison sentence confirmed: Conviction without legal documentation and without holding an appeal trial
The cousin of Aras Amiri, a dual-citizen prisoner who was sentenced to a final 10-year sentence by the Court of Appeal, has joined the Human Rights Campaign…
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Iranian opposition groups protest against Zarif's presence in Sweden
A group of Iranians living in Sweden demonstrated against the presence of the Iranian Foreign Minister in the country. Police arrested about 30 of them…
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Dog killing in Kahrizak: From denial to threats
The denial, justification, and explanation of dog abuse continues. The police called themselves the animal welfare officers and said the perpetrator…
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Human Rights Organization: Systematic increase in criminalization of human rights defenders in Iran
The Human Rights Defenders Monitoring Program has reported on the “systematic criminalization of human rights defenders.” The report…
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Pompeo: Tehran is the greatest threat to peace and stability in the region; Iran's response
The US Secretary of State has accused the Iranian government for the umpteenth time of being the "greatest ongoing threat to peace and stability...
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New restrictions imposed on Nazanin Zaghari; she can only see her five-year-old daughter once a month
Nazanin Zaghari, a British citizen of Iranian descent imprisoned in Iran, has faced new restrictions in prison. According to her Twitter page…
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Nasrin Sotoudeh's letter from prison about "creative and peaceful efforts" to end compulsory hijab; this right will soon be returned to us
Nasrin Sotoudeh, a lawyer and civil activist imprisoned in Evin Prison, published a letter about women's efforts for "freedom" and the "right to choose"...
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Azam Khezri Javadi, one of the detainees on International Labor Day, was sentenced to prison and flogging.
Azam Khazri Javadi, a member of the Free Workers Union of Iran, was sentenced by the Revolutionary Court to seven years in prison and 74…
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