Human rights

Bahareh Hedayat's temporary release on two billion rials bail and unspecified charges

Bahareh Hedayat was released from Qarchak Prison in Varamin this afternoon, but her charges are still unclear. Law enforcement officials…

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“The rulings of environmental activists do not read according to the opinion of the Ministry of Intelligence”

قاسم شعله‌سعدی، وکیل و حقوقدان، احکام صادر شده برای فعالان محیط‌زیست در ایران را مجازات‌هایی سنگین دانست و گفت که…

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“Fariba Adelkhah and Roland Marshall to be tried in March”

According to Adelkhah and Marshall's lawyer, their trial is scheduled to take place in March. Saeed Dehghan in an interview with…

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Amnesty International Report on Iran 2019: The rights to freedom of expression, association and assembly have been severely repressed

Amnesty International said in its annual report on the human rights situation that the Islamic Republic authorities in 2019…

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Final sentences for eight environmental activists in Iran issued: total of 58 years in prison

After more than two years since the temporary detention of eight environmental activists in Iran, the imprisoned environmental activists in…

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Amnesty International calls for the immediate release of Narges Mohammadi, a political prisoner in Iran

Amnesty International has issued an appeal calling for immediate action regarding the situation of Narges Mohammadi, a political prisoner in Iran…

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28 lawyers request the head of the judiciary to review the Gonabadi dervishes case

A group of lawyers have issued a statement regarding imprisoned dervishes in Iran. The signatories called for “the freedom of imprisoned dervishes and…

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Sentence of 75 years in prison for translator and member of the Rah-e-Marafet Institute

Marjan Davari, a 52-year-old translator imprisoned in Qarchak Prison in Varamin, has been sentenced to 75 years in prison, of which 25 years are suspended.

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