Civic activist

Letter from the families of three lawyers and civil activists to the heads of the three branches of government: "Why are our loved ones still in solitary confinement?"

It has been more than three weeks since a number of lawyers and civil society activists were arrested in Tehran. Despite the issuance of indictments and…

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Civil activists arrested in Tehran released

Narges Mohammadi, Ahmadreza Haeri, Pouran Nazemi, Vida Rabbani, along with a number of other civil society activists detained in Tehran, were released.…

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A statement with 363 signatures protesting the continued arrest of civil society activists

Several hundred political and civil activists have called the recent arrest of several lawyers and civil activists a violation of their rights in a statement...

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Sepideh Gholian, imprisoned civil activist, went on leave

The head of the Iranian Prisons Organization, Mohammad Mehdi Hajmohammadi, says that imprisoned civil activist Sepideh Gholian has been granted leave. She was released on Thursday, August 19, with…

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Six lawyers and civil activists arrested in Iran

An informed source told VOA that on Saturday, four lawyers and two civil society activists were arrested by security forces in…

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Naser Hemmati, psychiatrist and civil activist, was sent to Isfahan's Dastgerd Prison

Dr. Naser Hemmati, a psychiatrist and civil rights activist from Abdanani (Ilam Province) and resident of Isfahan, was summoned on Tuesday, August 9…

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Rally in support of the people of Khuzestan; Legal case filed against 9 civil activists at Evin Prosecutor's Office

Arash Sadeghi, Arash Kaykhosravi, Ruhollah Mardani, Narges Mohammadi, Jafar Azimzadeh, Rasoul Badaghi, Pouran Nazemi, Hamid Asefi and Behzad Homayuni in…

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Munireh Arabshahi denied medical attention despite deteriorating condition in prison

Munireh Arabshahi, a civil activist imprisoned in Karaj's Kachhui Prison, has been denied medical attention despite her deteriorating physical condition.

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