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93 lawyers write to Raisi demanding the release of several prisoners
Dozens of lawyers have written a letter to the head of Iran's judiciary demanding the release of a number of their colleagues and several civil society activists...
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Reporters Without Borders calls for release of imprisoned journalists in Iran on New Year's Eve
In a new report, Reporters Without Borders called the Islamic Republic of Iran "one of the world's largest prisons for journalists" and...
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World events
Freedom House: Three-quarters of the world's population is deprived of full freedom
The annual report of Freedom House has been published; a report that indicates a sharp decline in democracy in the world over the past 15 years.
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Iran News
Britain 'warns' Nazanin Zaghari's family not to comment on her possible release
Richard Ratcliffe, the husband of Nazanin Zaghari, a dual citizen imprisoned in Iran, said the British government had warned him and Ms. Zaghari's family...
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Two accused of animal cruelty arrested in Sardasht
The head of the Sardasht Environmental Protection Department announced the arrest of two accused of animal cruelty in the city who attempted to hold…
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Senior UN official calls for release of imprisoned environmental activists in Iran
The Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, on the occasion of the third anniversary of the imprisonment of Niloufar Bayani, spoke to former staff members of the…
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Prevention of filing of the order and release; Shohreh Hosseini's continued detention in Evin Prison
Shohreh Hosseini, a translator and civil activist who has spent the past 18 days in detention in Evin Prison,…
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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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