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Brother of Ali Younesi, a student detained in Iran: My brother does not have access to a lawyer

Nearly 20 days after the arrest of student activist Ali Younesi, Ali Younesi's brother once again expressed concern...

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Amnesty International: Injured prisoners in Ahvaz prison should be treated immediately

During the protests on April 12 in Sheiban Prison in Ahvaz and the violent intervention of security forces, a number of prisoners were injured or killed.

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Four-year prison sentences for four Baha'i citizens upheld by the Court of Appeals

According to the Human Rights in Iran website and based on available information, each of these…

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PEN World Association calls for release of political and ideological prisoners

The World Pen Association, in a tweet, called on the Islamic Republic to release political prisoners and dissidents. The association…

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Another group of those arrested during the January 2019 protests were sentenced to prison

11 citizens of Amol, named Ali Shokri, Azadeh Javani, Alireza Mohammadnejad, Aydin Javani, Fereshteh Mahmoudi, Hossein Mostafa Nia, Meysam…

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Mohammad Habibi, a imprisoned teacher, was dismissed from education.

Mohammad Habibi, a imprisoned teacher who is an activist in the education union and a member of the board of directors of the Tehran Province Teachers Association, was sentenced to…

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The International Federation of Journalists called for the cancellation of Keyvan Samimi's prison sentence.

The International Federation of Journalists condemned the prison sentence of Keyvan Samimi, a journalist and one of the detainees on International Workers' Day in…

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20 human rights organizations call on Iran to immediately release female political prisoners

Twenty international and Iranian human rights organizations have called on Iranian authorities in an open letter to release female political prisoners...

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