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Keyvan Samimi: I'm going to prison, I'll come back, I'll continue.
Keyvan Samimi, a political activist and board member of the Association for the Defense of Press Freedom, who is serving a three-year prison sentence…
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Amnesty International publishes historic letter: Islamic Republic government officials knew about 1988 executions
Coinciding with the anniversary of the mass executions of political prisoners in Iran in 2018, Raha Bahreini, a researcher at Amnesty International, wrote a letter…
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Ethnic repression continues in Iran; two brothers sentenced to 5 years in prison for insisting on using local languages
Two brothers in Ardabil were sentenced to death by the Ardabil Revolutionary Court for emphasizing the use of local and ethnic languages.
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Prisoner lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh's condition worsens following hunger strike in prison
On the ninth day of Nasrin Sotoudeh's hunger strike, the husband of this lawyer and human rights activist imprisoned in Iran is suffering from worsening…
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Iranian Christian News
50-year prison sentences for five Iranian Christian citizens confirmed
A Christian couple who were sentenced to a total of 15 years in prison by the Revolutionary Court were released before their execution.
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Another verdict for Mohammad Nourizad; this civil activist was sentenced to prison and exile for appearing in court
Mohammad Nourizad's lawyer announced that his client has been sentenced to 8 months in prison, one year in exile, and flogging in another case. Mohammad Hossein…
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Amnesty International once again calls for Kamran Ghaderi's immediate release and access to medical care
Amnesty International has issued a call expressing concern over the health condition of Kamran Ghaderi, an Iranian-Austrian businessman imprisoned in Iran,…
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Payam Darfashan's critical physical and mental condition in Evin Prison
Saeed Dehghan, lawyer for Payam Darfashan, a prisoner's lawyer, in an interview with the Human Rights Campaign in Iran, expressing concern about…
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