Iran

The appeals court upheld the sentences of three women opposing compulsory hijab for more than five years in prison.

Three women opposed to compulsory hijab who are in detention have each been sentenced to…

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Security agents in Iran search journalist's home

In the continuation of pressure on journalists in Iran, reports indicate that the home of Iranian journalist Yaghma Fashkhami has been searched.…

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Another signatory of Khamenei's resignation letter sentenced to 9 years in prison

Mohammad Mahdavifar, a political activist and one of the signatories of Ayatollah Khamenei's resignation letter, was arrested by security forces in July of this year.

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Rezvaneh Ahmad Khanbeigi sentenced to 6 years in prison after being re-arrested during the November protests

Rezvaneh Ahmad Khanbeigi, a civil rights activist imprisoned in Iran, has been sentenced to 6 years in prison by the Revolutionary Court in a new case…

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Iranian students returning from Wuhan quarantined; a flight attendant and a taxi driver suspected of having coronavirus in Tehran

پس از گذشت بیش از یک هفته از هشدار سازمان بهداشت جهانی در نهایت دانشجویان ایرانی از ووهان مرکز شیوع…

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Kurdish environmental activist's prison sentence increased to 6 years by appeals court

The five-year prison sentence for Chia Mohammadi, a Sanandaj resident and environmental activist, was previously issued by the Revolutionary Court.

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Four Kurdish civil society activists transferred to Bukan prison; a total of 43 months in prison await them

Four Kurdish civil society activists who were previously sentenced to a total of 43 months in prison by the Bukan Criminal Court for…

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ترامپ: ایران باید از رسیدن به سلاح اتمی، ترویج ترور و ویرانی دست بکشد

دونالد ترامپ، در سخنرانی سالانه خود، ضمن آن‌که بار دیگر قاسم سلیمانی را «راس تروریست‌های جهان» نامیده، گفته حکومت ایران…

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