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Reporters Without Borders' reaction to prison sentences against three Iranian journalists
On Wednesday, June 19, Reporters Without Borders reacted to the prison sentences issued against three Iranian journalists: Shahram…
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Human Rights Defenders Monitoring Program: The arrest of Payam Derfashan is an enforced disappearance
The Monitoring Program for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders issued a statement expressing concern over the “enforced disappearance” of Payam Darfashan and…
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Australian university professor jailed in Iran for forming protest chanting group beaten
An Australian university professor imprisoned in Iran was beaten by prison guards after forming a protest song group in prison…
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Following her opposition to writing a pardon request to Khamenei, judicial authorities made Sepideh Qolyan commit to going to prison
Sepideh Qolyan, a civil activist, posted a video on her Twitter page of her pledging to report herself to prison after…
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Religions and sects
Keyvan Samimi sentenced to three years in prison
The Revolutionary Court of Tehran has charged Keyvan Samimi, editor-in-chief of the Iran Farda magazine and a national-religious activist, with “collective and…
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Isfahan-based songwriter and literary activist sentenced to prison
Kasra Tabrizi, a songwriter and literary activist living in Isfahan, was sentenced to 6 months in prison by the Revolutionary Court. Kasra Tabrizi published…
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Ali Younesi, a detained student, has been infected with the coronavirus in Evin Prison.
The brother of Ali Younesi, a student detained in Iran, announced that his brother had contracted the coronavirus in Evin Prison. Reza Younesi, brother…
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Reporters Without Borders calls for the arrest of Judge Mansouri in Germany
Reporters Without Borders announced that it has filed a complaint with German judicial authorities, demanding the arrest of Judge Gholamreza Mansouri for…
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