Iran

Committee to Protect Journalists: Number of journalists imprisoned in Iran reaches 11

The Committee to Protect Journalists says the number of journalists imprisoned in Iran has reached 11 in 2019. The organization…

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Four women's rights activists sentenced to a total of 16 years in prison

Nahid Shaghaghi, Akram Nasirian, Maryam Mohammadi, and Asrin Darkale, four women's rights activists, were sentenced to more than…

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Prison sentences continue for labor activists; a member of the Haft Tapeh workers' union was sentenced to five years in prison

Ali Nejati, a member of the Haft Tappeh Workers' Union and retired worker, was sentenced to five years in prison by the Tehran Revolutionary Court…

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The Human Rights Defenders Center Award was presented to the family of imprisoned lawyer Mohammad Najafi.

The Human Rights Defenders Association presented the "Human Rights Activist" award in 2019 to Mohammad Najafi, a lawyer and...

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Another women's and children's rights activist arrested in Iran

Zohreh Sayadi, a women's and children's rights activist, has been arrested in recent days after security officers raided her home. The campaign…

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Violations of environmental activists' rights continue; solitary confinement despite verdict

Mohammad Hossein Aghasi, a lawyer who previously represented two imprisoned environmental activists, said in an interview with…

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Discovery of an “Iranian” tunnel on the Syria-Iraq border

Israeli and American media reported the discovery of a tunnel built by Iranian forces on the Syria-Iraq border. It was said…

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MP: Many people were killed in Mahshahr

A member of the parliamentary delegation said that many people were killed in the Mahshahr reeds because they were trying to reach the main lines…

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