Arrest

Human Rights Watch criticizes increase in arrests and harassment of Baha'is in Iran

Human Rights Watch wrote in a report titled Persecution and Detention of Baha'is in Iran that over the past two…

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Najmeh Vahedi, women's rights activist, arrested

Reports indicate that women's rights activist Najmeh Vahedi has been arrested. According to news reports released on Saturday…

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Amnesty International calls for the release of those detained at the Qale Babak rally

Amnesty International issued a statement calling on the authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran to unconditionally release him and quash the sentence...

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Amnesty International: Islamic Republic must end illegal detentions

Amnesty International has called on the authorities of the Islamic Republic to respect the freedom of peaceful protest. Numerous reports indicate that…

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Deputy Foreign Exchange Officer of Iran's Central Bank "Arrested"

On Sunday, August 5, the spokesman for the Iranian judiciary announced the arrest of Ahmad Araghchi, deputy foreign exchange director of the Central Bank of Iran. On…

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Several people arrested in Sistan and Baluchestan on charges of having ties to foreign media

The IRGC Intelligence Organization announced that several people were arrested in Sistan and Baluchestan province on charges of having ties to foreign media…

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Strong criticism on social media over the arrest of young dancer Maedeh Hejbari. Strong criticism on social media over the arrest of young dancer Maedeh Hejbari.

The arrest of a young Iranian girl who posted her dances on Instagram has drawn strong criticism in cyberspace…

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Mostafa Daneshjo, lawyer and Gonabadi Dervish legal activist, arrested

While the issuance of heavy prison sentences for the Dervishes arrested after the incident on Golestan 7th Street in Tehran continues, Mustafa…

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