Confession

Two human rights organizations: Iranian Broadcasting Corporation broadcasts forced confessions of 355 people

The Justice for Iran Organization and the International Federation of Human Rights Societies issued a joint statement calling for an end to the use of forced confessions…

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Another admission of "weakness and negligence"; who is responsible for flights that do not reach their destinations in Iran?

Perhaps if US authorities had not declared the Ukrainian passenger plane suspicious immediately after it crashed and the Canadian government…

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US Justice Department: Two detainees confess to spying for Iran

Two Iranian citizens who have been imprisoned in the United States for a year have confessed to spying for the Islamic Republic.

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The plan to ban recording and broadcasting confessions from the Iranian Broadcasting Corporation: Legal vacuum or failure to implement the law

A month after the presentation of the plan to “prohibit recording and broadcasting of confessions of individuals by the Iranian Broadcasting Corporation,” the fate of this plan is still uncertain…

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Siamak Namazi and Zhiyu Wang talk about "solitary confinement" and "forced confessions" in phone calls with their families

Families of American citizens imprisoned in Iran spoke to NPR radio about some of the suffering their loved ones endure in the regime's prisons.

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A documentary account of two executions and dramatic confessions

Bahman Ahmadi-Amouie, a journalist and former political prisoner, spoke about the forced confessions and the execution of two members of the King's Association in…

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Tehran Criminal Prosecution: Mohammad Ali Najafi confessed to murdering his wife

According to the head of Tehran's criminal prosecution, former Tehran mayor Mohammad Ali Najafi turned himself in to the police and was charged with murder.

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One Year After Arrest: Environmental Activists Extorted Confessions with "Death Threats"

One year after the mass arrest of environmental activists in Iran, the Human Rights Campaign in Iran, citing “sources…

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