Prison

Mohammad Najafi, a lawyer imprisoned in Iran, sentenced to prison again

Mohammad Najafi, a lawyer and imprisoned human rights activist, was sentenced to 6 months in prison by the Revolutionary Court. To…

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Two of those arrested during the November protests were sentenced to long prison terms

Mohammad Javad Ahmadi and Aria Hamedirad, two of those arrested during the November protests, were sentenced by the Revolutionary Court to a total of 12 years in prison.

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US State Department: Regime imprisons innocent environmental activists instead of corrupt officials

Referring to Iran's environmental problems over the past 41 years, the US State Department announced that the Iranian government...

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The appeals court upheld the sentences of three women opposing compulsory hijab for more than five years in prison.

Three women opposed to compulsory hijab who are in detention have each been sentenced to…

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Another signatory of Khamenei's resignation letter sentenced to 9 years in prison

Mohammad Mahdavifar, a political activist and one of the signatories of Ayatollah Khamenei's resignation letter, was arrested by security forces in July of this year.

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Rezvaneh Ahmad Khanbeigi sentenced to 6 years in prison after being re-arrested during the November protests

Rezvaneh Ahmad Khanbeigi, a civil rights activist imprisoned in Iran, has been sentenced to 6 years in prison by the Revolutionary Court in a new case…

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Kurdish environmental activist's prison sentence increased to 6 years by appeals court

The five-year prison sentence for Chia Mohammadi, a Sanandaj resident and environmental activist, was previously issued by the Revolutionary Court.

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Four Kurdish civil society activists transferred to Bukan prison; a total of 43 months in prison await them

Four Kurdish civil society activists who were previously sentenced to a total of 43 months in prison by the Bukan Criminal Court for…

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