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After the interrogations ended, Somayeh Kargar was transferred to Qarchak Prison in Varamin.
Somayeh Kargar, a philosophy graduate from the University of Tabriz, was released earlier this week, after about four months of interrogation.
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15-month sentence for revealing virginity tests of imprisoned women
The Tehran Provincial Court of Appeals sentenced Parisa Rafiei, a student imprisoned in Evin Prison, to 15 months in prison. This…
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A law professor at Beheshti University was sentenced to 7 years in prison; the charge was: teaching a course in the Czech Republic.
Reza Eslami, a law professor at Shahid Beheshti University and an Iranian-Canadian dual citizen, was sentenced by the Tehran Revolutionary Court for what he…
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Reza Eslami, Iranian-Canadian citizen and human rights lecturer, sentenced to 7 years in prison
Reza Eslami, a dual Iranian-Canadian citizen and faculty member of the Faculty of Law at Shahid Beheshti University, was sentenced by Branch 15 of the…
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Iraj Mesdaghi: Asadollah Asadi's conviction is the beginning of the trial of Islamic Republic officials
Iraj Mesdaghi, a former political prisoner and human rights activist, believes that the conviction of Assadollah Asadi, a diplomat from the Islamic Republic, is the beginning of a trial…
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Confirmation of prison sentences, deportation, and work ban for three Christians in Bushehr
The Bushehr Revolutionary Court of Appeals upheld the prison, exile, and work banishment sentences of three Christians in the city.…
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Amnesty International: Kurdish political prisoner Zeinab Jalalian under pressure for 'televised confessions'
Amnesty International, in its latest report on the situation of Zeinab Jalalian, a Kurdish political prisoner, says that the Islamic Republic's Ministry of Intelligence has...
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Babak Aghazadeh sentenced to 5 years in prison
Babak Aghazadeh, a citizen and street sweeper of Malekan Municipality, was sentenced to 5 years in prison by the Maragheh Revolutionary Court. He was sentenced on…
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