Prison

Evin Prison; Nazanin Mohammadnejad's detention continues in the IRGC Intelligence Detention Center

Nazanin Mohammadnejad, a bachelor's student in Russian language at Allameh Tabatabaei University and a former student activist at Tehran University, has been...

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Reuters: Iran sentences British-Iranian researcher to 9 years in prison

On Sunday, December 13, Reuters reported, citing an Iranian news agency, that a court in Iran sentenced Kamil Ahmadi,…

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164 scientists from around the world speak out for the release of Ahmad Reza Jalali

164 scientists from around the world joined a 24-hour academic lecture marathon to save Ahmadreza Jalali, a researcher detained in Iran.

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UN experts criticize Nasrin Sotoudeh's return to prison

UN human rights experts have criticized Nasrin Sotoudeh's return to prison, calling for her immediate and unconditional release...

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Keyvan Samimi arrested and transferred to Evin Prison

Keyvan Samimi, editor-in-chief of the publication “Iran Farda,” was transferred to Evin Prison. Mr. Samimi was previously sentenced to three years in prison by the Tehran Revolutionary Court.

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Amirpourang Sarmadi Tehrani, a civil activist, was arrested without receiving a summons and transferred to Babol Prison.

The defense lawyer for Amirpourang Sarmadi Tehrani, a civil activist living in Babolsar, says that he was illegally detained without a summons to carry out…

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Human rights defenders' letter to Khamenei: Release Nasrin Sotoudeh

A number of human rights organizations have published an open letter protesting the return of Nasrin Sotoudeh to prison. The letter…

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Amnesty International calls for halt to execution of six prisoners' finger amputation sentences in Iran

Amnesty International has released a report calling for a halt to the imminent execution of the amputation sentences of six prisoners in Iran. Amnesty International…

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