Protest

The Iranian Teachers' Union issued a statement protesting the long-term prison sentence for a teacher.

The Iranian Teachers' Union issued a statement condemning the 10-year prison sentence for Esmail Abdi, a member of the board of directors…

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One of the detainees from the January 2019 protests sentenced to prison

Farhad Bakhshi, one of the detainees of the January 2019 protests, was sentenced by the Revolutionary Court to 6 months in prison and to write a…

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Another Detainee of the January 2019 Protests Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison and Flogging

Seyed Mostafa Hashemizadeh, a civil engineering student at the University of Tehran who was arrested during the January 2019 protests, was sentenced by the Revolutionary Court…

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After protesting in Mashhad Prison and attempting suicide, Mohammad Nourizad was transferred to Evin Prison.

Some political and civil society activists in Iran have expressed concern over the transfer of Mohammad Nourizad, a political prisoner who recently protested the harassment of his family.

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Two-year prison sentence for women's rights activist upheld in appeals court; crime: protesting mandatory hijab

The two-year prison sentence for women's rights activist Raha Ahmadi, previously issued by the Revolutionary Court, has been overturned.

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Family of Ukrainian plane crash victims reacts to Zarif's remarks

Mohammad Javad Zarif's conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart regarding the remarks of an Iranian MP about the downing of Flight 752 by the IRGC with…

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Another group of those arrested during the January 2019 protests were sentenced to prison

11 citizens of Amol, named Ali Shokri, Azadeh Javani, Alireza Mohammadnejad, Aydin Javani, Fereshteh Mahmoudi, Hossein Mostafa Nia, Meysam…

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Another person arrested during the November 2019 protests was sentenced to prison

Javad Hosseini Nejad, another one of those arrested during the November 2019 protests, is currently being held in Vakil Abad Prison in Mashhad.

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