Arrest

At least 32 Kurdish citizens and activists were arrested in July

In July of this year, at least 32 Kurdish citizens and activists were arrested by security forces in western Iranian cities…

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Narges Mohammadi in a letter to Raisi about environmental activists: Solitary confinement is an example of torture

Human rights activist Narges Mohammadi wrote a letter to the head of the judiciary from Evin Prison about eight environmental activists…

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90 associations demand fair review of environmental activists' cases

Environmental groups wrote a letter to the head of Iran's judiciary asking him to grant activists the right to a fair trial...

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Ministry of Intelligence: 17 people arrested on charges of spying for the US

Iran's Ministry of Intelligence announced on Monday that it had arrested 17 people on charges of "spying for the CIA" and...

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Seven Kurdish citizens were arrested in western Iranian cities in recent days.

Over the past few weeks, a number of Kurdish citizens and activists have been arrested in western Iranian cities, and in the wake of this…

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A number of Ministry of Health employees arrested on corruption charges

Iranian Health Minister Saeed Namaki said a number of ministry employees have been arrested on charges of "financial corruption, misuse of state currency resources...

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The Islamic Republic confirms the arrest of dual-citizen researcher Fariba Adelkhah

After news of the arrest of Fariba Adelkhah, a researcher at the Paris Institute for Political Studies in France, was published, the Islamic Republic of Iran has arrested this researcher…

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Civil activist Mohammad Nourizad arrested after signing a letter demanding Khamenei's resignation

Civil activist Mohammad Nourizad was arrested and transferred to Evin Prison after visiting the First Branch of the 33rd District Prosecutor's Office in Evin...

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