Human rights
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Iran News
Reporters Without Borders' reaction to prison sentences against three Iranian journalists
On Wednesday, June 19, Reporters Without Borders reacted to the prison sentences issued against three Iranian journalists: Shahram…
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Iran News
Human Rights Defenders Monitoring Program: The arrest of Payam Derfashan is an enforced disappearance
The Monitoring Program for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders issued a statement expressing concern over the “enforced disappearance” of Payam Darfashan and…
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Human rights
Human rights organizations call for extension of the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran
In a joint letter to UN Human Rights Council member states, 39 human rights organizations called on these countries to support…
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Iran News
Following her opposition to writing a pardon request to Khamenei, judicial authorities made Sepideh Qolyan commit to going to prison
Sepideh Qolyan, a civil activist, posted a video on her Twitter page of her pledging to report herself to prison after…
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Human rights
The International Federation of Journalists also called for the prosecution of fugitive judge Gholamreza Mansouri of the Islamic Republic.
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is calling for legal action against Gholamreza Mansouri, a judge in the Islamic Republic’s judiciary who was recently convicted in a court hearing…
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Iran News
Isfahan-based songwriter and literary activist sentenced to prison
Kasra Tabrizi, a songwriter and literary activist living in Isfahan, was sentenced to 6 months in prison by the Revolutionary Court. Kasra Tabrizi published…
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Iran News
Amnesty International responds to secret execution of Kurdish political prisoner Hedayat Abdullahpour
سازمان عفو بین الملل با انتشار بیانیهای به اعدام مخفیانه هدایت عبداللهپور، زندانی سیاسی کُرد، واکنش نشان داد و گفت…
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World events
Who allowed Judge Mansouri to enter Germany?
Representatives of the two liberal and green parties are demanding an explanation from the German government regarding Gholamreza Mansouri's stay in Germany. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs…
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