Human rights

Ruhollah Zam's father denies his family's involvement in his arrest

The father of Ruhollah Zam, founder of the Amadnews website and Telegram channel, issued a statement denying his family's involvement in his arrest.

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Special Rapporteur on Human Rights expresses grave concern over execution of juveniles in Iran

Javed Rehman, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran, reported at least 173 executions this year.

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With the arrest of another person in Damavand, the number of Baha'is arrested in two days has reached four.

"Mitra Forsatipour", a Baha'i citizen living in Gilavand, a district of Damavand County, was arrested by security forces and transferred to Evin Prison...

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New restrictions and prevention of in-person visits: Maryam Akbari-Manfard: "My wife must be released"

Hassan Jafari, the husband of Maryam Akbari-Manfarid, who has been in prison since the day of Ashura in 2009, spoke in an interview with…

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Iranian Broadcasting Corporation and Repeated Violations of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Promoting False Beliefs Instead of Building Culture

Promoting the stereotypical belief that disability is a punishment for past sins in a popular series broadcast on Islamic Republic Television…

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France considers Iran's threat to accelerate enrichment worrying and calls on Tehran to return to JCPOA commitments

France on Wednesday, October 14, called on Iran to return to its commitments under the JCPOA, and Tehran's recent threat to quickly...

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Iran must confront the crisis in child protection

On the occasion of the International Day of the Girl Child, the Human Rights Campaign in Iran calls on government officials to address the country's crisis in…

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Women's rights activist Alieh Motabalzadeh's prison sentence upheld in appeals court

A three-year prison sentence was handed down by the court to Alieh Motabalzadeh, vice president of the Association for the Defense of Press Freedom and women's rights activist…

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