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Global protests against the death penalty continue; Navid Afkari and his brothers have been denied visits and contact

A source close to the Afkari brothers says that all three brothers have been denied visits and contact and are severely…

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Prison sentence for artist who protested IRGC missile attack on Ukrainian plane confirmed

The 3-year prison sentence for Masoud Hokamabadi, a researcher and theater producer in Iran, previously issued by the Revolutionary Court…

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Pressure on Ali Younesi to make televised confessions

Aida Younesi, the sister of Ali Younesi, a computer engineering student at Sharif University of Technology, accused her brother of pressuring her to make a televised confession…

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Reopening of schools in Iran despite the critical situation of the Corona pandemic; ignoring warnings and public protests

Despite growing concerns about a resurgence of the coronavirus pandemic in Iran, and while several provinces…

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Nasrin Sotoudeh's hunger strike continues in prison; German Judges' Association awards her human rights award

While 23 days have passed since the hunger strike of imprisoned lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh in Iran, an organization related to judges in…

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Whistleblower of government internet shutdown during November protests sentenced to prison and banned from journalism

Iranian journalist Mohammad Mosaed was sentenced to prison and banned from journalism by a ruling of the Revolutionary Court. The Iranian journalist…

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Mohammad Musaed, an economic journalist, was sentenced to "four years and nine months in prison."

Mohammad Musaed, an economic journalist who has been arrested twice in the past year for his reporting on economic corruption and the November 2019 protests...

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Amnesty International protests torture of detainees in Iran

Amnesty International has condemned the inhumane treatment of political prisoners in Iran. According to the human rights organization…

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