Civic activist

Saba Kord Afshari's 15-year prison sentence reaffirmed after acquittal in appeals court

Saba Kord Afshari, a imprisoned civil activist, who was previously sentenced to 15 years in prison in the appeals court on charges of "spreading corruption and...

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Behnam Musivand summoned to serve prison sentence; punishment for participating in the January protests three years ago

Behnam Musivand, a civil activist and one of the detainees of the January 2017 protests, was previously sentenced to 6 years in prison by the Revolutionary Court.

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"Beating" and Arrest of Civil Activist Soheila Hijab After Appeal Court

Soheila Hijab, a lawyer and civil activist from Kermanshah, described in an audio file her arrest and beating…

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Three Haft Tappeh union activists were pardoned after serving five years in prison.

The convictions of three protesting Haft Tappe workers and four civil society and student activists were included in the amnesty. Esmaeil Bakhshi, Mohammad Khanifar,…

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One year after the publication of the letter calling for Khamenei's resignation; Shahla Entesari: He is the main culprit for the chaotic situation in the country

It has been at least a year since the publication of the resignation letter of Ayatollah Khamenei, the leader of the Islamic Republic, by 14 political and civil activists…

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احکام زندان و شلاق برای معترضان به ساقط کردن هواپیمای اوکراین در آمل؛ شورا فکری زندانی شد

شورا فکری، فعال مدنی در شهر آمل روز دوشنبه ۲۹ اردیبهشت ماه برای گذراندن حکم ۵ ماه حبس تعزیری به…

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Continued repression of civil activists in Iran; Nasser Ashjari Maheri sentenced to prison

Nasser Ashjari Maheri, a civil activist, has been sentenced to 6 months in prison by the Revolutionary Court. Mohammad Moghimi, Nasser’s lawyer…

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The prison sentence of imprisoned civil activist Rezvaneh Ahmad Khanbeigi was upheld by the Court of Appeal.

The 6-year prison sentence for Rezvaneh Ahmad Khanbeigi, a civil rights activist imprisoned in Iran, was previously handed down by the Revolutionary Court…

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