Human rights

Security agents in Iran search journalist's home

In the continuation of pressure on journalists in Iran, reports indicate that the home of Iranian journalist Yaghma Fashkhami has been searched.…

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Security pressures on Mehrdad Moinfar's family; bullets fired in response to protest

A relative of Mehrdad Moinfar, who died from a gunshot wound on Sunday, November 16, spoke in an interview with…

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US House of Representatives Resolution "Condemning Repression" and "Supporting the Rights of the People" in Iran

The US House of Representatives passed a resolution that, while supporting the right of Iranian citizens to freedom of expression, "the Iranian government…

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A Kurdish political prisoner was sentenced to 6 years in prison.

The 11-year prison sentence of a Marivan resident named Tahsin Dadras was reduced to 6 years by the appeals court.

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Two detainees in Evin Prison sentenced to a total of more than 23 years in prison

Reza Mohammad Hosseini and Khaled Pirzadeh, citizens detained in Evin Prison, were sentenced by the Revolutionary Court to a total of 23 years and…

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Shirin Ebadi sent a letter to the UN protesting the suppression of religious freedoms in Iran

Shirin Ebadi, Iranian jurist and Nobel Peace Prize winner, sent a letter to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights regarding…

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A human rights website reports: 18 colporteurs were killed and injured in January of this year.

In January of this year, at least 18 kolbars and traders were killed and injured in various border areas of Kurdistan. According to…

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Amnesty International calls for the release of Shahnaz Akmali

Amnesty International has issued a statement calling for the immediate release of Shahnaz Akmal, the mother of Mustafa Karim Beigi, one of those killed in the protests…

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