Arrest

What the two "Australian hostages" didn't say about their detention in Iran

A year after Mark Firkin and Julie King were released from prison in Iran and returned to Australia,…

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Amnesty International calls for the release of civil society activists arrested in recent rallies in Tabriz, Urmia and Ardabil

Amnesty International expressed concern over the arrest of protesters on Thursday in the cities of Tabriz, Urmia, and Ardabil, calling for their release…

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Opposition to Amir Hossein Moradi's presence at his father's funeral

Babak Paknia, the lawyer for Amir Hossein Moradi, one of those arrested during the November 2019 protests in Iran, has been sentenced to death…

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Two weeks after Navid Afkari's execution, his brothers are in solitary confinement and denied access

دو هفته پس از اعدام نوید افکاری، کشتی گیر ۲۷ ساله ایرانی و یکی از بازداشت شدگان در اعتراضات مردمی، نگرانی‌ها درباره وضعیت…

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France, Germany, and Britain summon Iranian ambassadors in protest of regime's arrest of dual nationals and human rights violations

According to the Guardian newspaper, on Wednesday, October 2nd, France, Germany, and Britain held a coordinated protest against the arrests of…

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فرمانده سابق انتظامی خوزستان، از بازداشت یک هزار و ۲۵۰ نفر با اتهامات امنیتی طی ۳ سال خبر داد

چهارشنبه ۱ مهرماه، حیدر عباس زاده، فرمانده سابق انتظامی استان خوزستان از بازداشت هزار و ۲۵۰ شهروند با اتهامات امنیتی…

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Former Shiraz City Council Member Arrested for Supporting Two Baha'is, Sentenced to Prison and Exile

Mehdi Hajati, a civil activist and former member of the Shiraz City Council, was arrested in October 2018 for tweeting in support of…

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Reporters Without Borders: Repression of Iranian Journalists Intensifies

Reporters Without Borders has reported new cases of arrests and convictions against Iranian journalists. An official from the organization said…

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