Arrest

Billion-dollar corruption suspects are easily released; workers remain in detention

While prominent government defendants in financial fraud cases have easily secured bail set by the court...

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A teacher in Mashhad was summoned on charges of "insulting the leadership"

Mohammad Hossein Sepehri, a teacher living in Mashhad, recently made headlines by publishing a video about the arrest and torture of teachers, workers, and union activists.

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Revolutionary Court sentences 13 of those arrested in August protests to six months to one year in prison

Tehran's Revolutionary Court has convicted 13 of the protesters of August this year on charges of "acting against the security of the country through the presence of...

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Four Kurdish citizens arrested in Piranshahr

In recent weeks, four Kurdish citizens have been arrested by security forces in the city of Piranshahr, in West Azerbaijan province. To…

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Parvin Mohammadi transferred to prison with a one-month detention order

Labor activist Parvin Mohammadi's lawyer announced that her client has been transferred to Shahid Kachhui Prison with a one-month detention order.

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Iranian security forces arrest a Baha'i citizen in Yazd

An informed source told the Voice of America Persian Service that security forces in Yazd city visited…

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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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Details of the arrest of a civil activist in Kurdistan on the pretext of a terrorist act

In recent days, several civil society and environmental activists have been arrested in the city of Sanandaj. While there is uncertainty about the charges and…

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