Prison

Detention of dual nationals continues in Iran; Akbar Lakestani was arrested and imprisoned upon entering the country

Akbar Lakestani, a dual citizen residing in the United States, was arrested by intelligence agents at the "Seru" border in Urmia after entering Iranian territory.

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Two political prisoners in Urmia Central Prison went on hunger strike

Two political prisoners, Ebrahim Khalili Hamedani and Salar Khalili Hamedani, were recently sentenced to 16 years each.

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Nazanin Zaghari's letter from Evin: My daughter and I have become playthings in the hands of politicians

Nazanin Zaghari, a dual Iranian-British citizen, criticized the Islamic Republic's performance in her case in a letter from Evin. To…

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Abbas Lisani's sentence "doubled" in the appeals court

The prison sentence of Azerbaijani (Turkish) activist Abbas Lesani, which was previously issued by the Ardabil Revolutionary Court, has been appealed in the court of appeals.

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The Court of Appeals has upheld the one-year prison sentence for the mother of one of the victims killed in 2009.

The one-year prison sentence for Shahnaz Akmal, the mother of Mustafa Karim Beigi, one of those killed in the 2009 Ashura protests, was exactly the same as…

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Seventh day of strike in Haft Tapeh | Protesters demand release of imprisoned workers and return of laid-off workers

Haft Tapeh sugarcane workers gathered in front of the company's management door on Sunday, October 27, on the seventh day of their strike…

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Wife of Anousheh Ashouri, an engineer imprisoned in Iran, calls the spying charges against her "fabricated"

The husband of Anousheh Ashouri, a British-Iranian engineer imprisoned in Iran, has called the charges against him fabricated and…

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Fourth day of protests by Haft Tappeh sugarcane workers against the dismissal of their colleagues and police repression

The strike of a number of Haft Tappeh sugarcane workers, which began on October 1, is now in its fourth day, with the presence of police…

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