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Iran News
Four women's rights activists sentenced to a total of 16 years in prison
Nahid Shaghaghi, Akram Nasirian, Maryam Mohammadi, and Asrin Darkale, four women's rights activists, were sentenced to more than…
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Prison sentences continue for labor activists; a member of the Haft Tapeh workers' union was sentenced to five years in prison
Ali Nejati, a member of the Haft Tappeh Workers' Union and retired worker, was sentenced to five years in prison by the Tehran Revolutionary Court…
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The Human Rights Defenders Center Award was presented to the family of imprisoned lawyer Mohammad Najafi.
The Human Rights Defenders Association presented the "Human Rights Activist" award in 2019 to Mohammad Najafi, a lawyer and...
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Violations of environmental activists' rights continue; solitary confinement despite verdict
Mohammad Hossein Aghasi, a lawyer who previously represented two imprisoned environmental activists, said in an interview with…
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World events
At least 250 journalists are imprisoned around the world.
Critical journalists in different countries around the world pay a heavy price for their jobs; their critical perspective comes at the cost of losing…
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Iran remains one of the world's worst prisons for journalists; number of imprisoned journalists increases after recent protests
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has stated in a report that Iran is one of the worst prisons for journalists in the world.
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Iran News
A civil activist's 53-month prison sentence was upheld by the appeals court.
The 53-month prison sentence for imprisoned civil activist Rezvaneh Ahmad Khanbeigi, previously issued by Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court…
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A labor activist from Sanandaj was sentenced to 6 years in prison.
In recent days, Kamran Sahneghgar, a labor activist from Sanandaj, was sentenced to 6 years in prison by the city's Revolutionary Court...
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