Iran

Pressure continues on women's rights activists; another member of the "Voice of Iranian Women" association arrested

Asrin Darkale, a women's rights activist and member of the "Iranian Women's Voice", was arrested by security forces. "Firouzeh Sharafeddin", the mother of...

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Report by an international organization: 6 people were killed in Iran last year while defending the environment

In 2018, more than three people around the world were killed every week while defending the land and the environment.

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Letter from 350 artists and cultural activists in support of Aras Amiri

A group of Iranian artists, writers, and cultural activists wrote a letter to the heads of the three branches of government calling for a review of the Aras verdict...

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Kurdish singer from Urmia sentenced to 100 lashes; Peyman Mirzazadeh goes on hunger strike in protest

Peyman Mirzazadeh, a Kurdish singer from Urmia who is serving a two-year prison sentence in Urmia, is set to perform this week…

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Leila Hosseinzadeh, a student at the University of Tehran, was arrested.

Leila Hosseinzadeh, a master's student in anthropology at the University of Tehran, was arrested. According to a report by the Students' Union Council channel, Hosseinzadeh was arrested on Sunday…

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"Fake Imamzadehs" and the Registration of 11,000 Imamzadehs After the Revolution

After the revolution, the number of Imamzadehs in Iran increased sevenfold. This figure, which includes Imamzadehs such as Bijan, Ahani, and Zanjiri,…

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80 percent of “collected street children” in Tehran are foreigners

The “Collection of Street Children and Labor” project resumed in Tehran about 40 days ago. According to officials…

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Sixth day of Sepideh Qolyan's hunger strike; this civil activist has suffered from "motor disability"

As the sixth day of Sepideh Qolyan, a civil rights activist imprisoned in Iran, continues her hunger strike, the protests show signs of weakness…

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