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Amnesty International: Dozens of people killed in Iranian prisons by government agents
Amnesty International believes that dozens of people have been killed during the crackdown on prisoners’ protests. According to the human rights organization…
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Aras Amiri, a dual national imprisoned in Iran, was released on leave
Aras Amiri, a student and former employee of the British Council, is imprisoned in Iran and has been in prison for more than two years.
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Sanandaj Court of Appeals upholds 6-year prison sentence for labor activist
The 6-year prison sentence for Kamran Sahneghgar, a labor activist from Sanandaj, which was previously issued by the Sanandaj Revolutionary Court,…
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Another person arrested during the November 2019 protests was sentenced to prison
Abolfazl Nejadfateh, a student activist and one of the detainees of the November 2019 protests, was sentenced to 6 years in prison by the Revolutionary Court…
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Amnesty International's response to the death of a detained "child criminal" due to mistreatment by prison authorities
Daniyal Zein-e-Abedini, a child criminal prisoner sentenced to death in Mahabad Prison, was transferred from Mahabad Prison to…
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Kamal Foroughi, a dual-national prisoner, returns to the UK after 9 years
The British Foreign Office announced the release of British-Iranian citizen Kamal Foroughi after nine years in prison in Iran. The son…
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Concerns about the spread of coronavirus in Iranian prisons; after Saqqez prison, this time "unrest" has been reported in Hamedan prison
In the wake of unrest in Iranian prisons due to concerns about the spread of the coronavirus, some media outlets within Iran have reported on the outbreak…
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Four signatories of letter calling for Khamenei's resignation sentenced to over 40 years in prison
Fatemeh Sepehri, Mohammad Hossein Sepehri, Mohammad Nourizad, and Hashem Khaster are four of the signatories of the letter of resignation of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Republic…
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