Human rights
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Iran News
Details of the mass arrests in Khuzestan; the goal is to "stir up terror" among Iranian Arab citizens
In recent days, there have been reports of the arrest of at least 14 Sunni citizens living in Mahshahr and their transfer to…
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Christendom and Persecution
Continued repression of religious freedoms in Iran; Four Christian converts summoned to Evin Prison to serve prison sentences
Hossein Kadivar, Khalil Dehghanpour, Kamal Nomaniyan, and Mohammad Vafadar, four Christian converts who were previously sentenced by the Revolutionary Court to…
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Iran News
The inspection organization confirmed that Asia Panahi was pepper sprayed.
The head of the General Inspectorate of the State has condemned the mistreatment of Asiyeh Panahi by municipal officials, who died shortly after her house was demolished.
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Iran News
UNICEF responds to Romina Ashrafi's murder by her father: Iranian girls and boys must be protected from violence
UNICEF has released a statement describing the murder of 14-year-old Iranian girl Romina Ashrafi by her father as "tragic" and "deeply disturbing."
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Iran News
Repression continues in Mahshahr; several citizens arrested by security forces
At least 14 Sunni citizens living in Mahshahr were arrested and taken to unknown locations by security forces in a raid.
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World events
Human Rights Watch warns of COVID-19 risk in prisons
According to Human Rights Watch, prisoners, prison guards, and families are at greater risk of contracting COVID-19 than ever before.
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Human rights
"They shot my son in the skull": Report on the mass killing of protesters in November 2019
A new report released today by the Campaign for Human Rights in Iran documents the Iranian government's widespread violence against protesters in…
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Iran News
"Beating" and Arrest of Civil Activist Soheila Hijab After Appeal Court
Soheila Hijab, a lawyer and civil activist from Kermanshah, described in an audio file her arrest and beating…
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