Prison

Six people arrested during November protests sentenced to prison

Six citizens of Urmia who were arrested during the November protests were sentenced by the Revolutionary Court to a total of 48…

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A lawyer and civil activist from Kermanshah was sentenced to 18 years in prison.

Soheila Hijab, a lawyer and civil activist from Kermanshah who was arrested by IRGC intelligence agents in mid-June,…

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Four women's rights activists in Iran summoned to serve prison sentences

Maryam Mohammadi, Nahid Shaghaghi, Akram Nasirian, and Asrin Derkale, four women's rights activists who were collectively sentenced by the Revolutionary Court to…

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Uncertainty over release of political prisoners and continuation of hunger strike in Evin

The Judiciary Spokesperson has spoken about the release of 50% of political prisoners, while most known political prisoners are still…

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Hunger strike in Evin in protest against the release of political prisoners

With the spread of the coronavirus in Iran and the opposition of judiciary officials to the release of political and ideological prisoners, several prisoners…

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Four political prisoners issue statement regarding delay in sending political prisoners on leave

Amirsalar Davoudi, a lawyer at a courthouse and a member of the Central Bar Association, Ismail Abdi, a teacher union activist, Jafar Azimzadeh, a human rights activist…

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Two wards in Vakil Abad Prison in Mashhad are allocated to prisoners suspected of having coronavirus

Families of political prisoners in Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad, in an interview with the Human Rights Campaign in Iran, discussed the allocation of two…

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Shirin Ebadi: The Ministry of Intelligence intends to kill Narges Mohammadi

Shirin Ebadi, head of the Iranian Center for Human Rights Defenders, called on the Ministry of Intelligence to…

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