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Nasrin Sotoudeh returns to Qarchak Prison in Varamin after end of leave
Nasrin Sotoudeh, a lawyer and human rights activist who was sent on sick leave on January 9, was released this evening…
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World events
Johnson: We are working to free Zaghari and dual nationals
The British Prime Minister told Parliament that the country's authorities are working "around the clock" to free Nazanin Zaghari and other dual national prisoners...
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Iran News
A report on the latest situation of Maryam Ebrahimvand in Qarchak Prison, Varamin; continued deprivation of contact
Maryam Ebrahimvand, a writer, director, and film producer, has been using a phone card and calling… for about a month now.
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Iran News
Iran continues to crack down on civil society activists; a Kurdish couple sentenced to prison
A civil activist couple from the Kurdistan province of Iran who protested the unfairness of the trial process in mid-November…
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Iran News
Repression of civil activists continues in Iran; two Azerbaijani activists sentenced to prison and flogging
Ali Khairjo and Meysam Jolani, two Azerbaijani (Turkish) activists, were sentenced by the Ardabil Criminal Court to a total of four months in prison and 40…
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Iran News
Iranian writer and director Reza Mihandoust sentenced to more than three years in prison
Neda Mihandoust is the sister of Reza (Navid) Mihandoust, an Iranian writer and director who was recently sentenced to three years and…
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Iran News
Suppression of freedom of expression continues in Iran; Member of the Iranian Writers' Association sentenced to long prison term
Arash Ganji, translator and secretary of the Board of Secretaries of the Iranian Writers' Association, was sentenced to 11 years in prison. Nasser Zarafshan, defense attorney…
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Iran News
A report on the latest situation of Arsham Rezaei in Rajai Shahr Prison, Karaj
Arsham (Mahmoud) Rezaei, a civil rights activist, has been serving his five-year sentence in Rajaei Prison since November 17 of this year.
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