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Letter from 4 female political prisoners about severe security and judicial clashes with civil activists

Four female political prisoners, in a letter they wrote from Evin, say that the judicial system and security forces' encounters with activists...

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Free Union of Iranian Workers: Suppression of workers is to intimidate society

Following the issuance of heavy sentences to a number of labor activists and the police attack on a gathering of HEPCO workers and the beating of…

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The arrest warrant for imprisoned researcher Kamil Ahmadi has been extended.

The wife of imprisoned social science researcher Kamil Ahmadi says that despite the end of the interrogation sessions, my husband's temporary detention order for...

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Five months after Mohammad Ali Taheri's release, two of his supporters in Kish were sentenced to prison and fined

Although "Mohammad Ali Taheri", the founder of "Irfan Halhegh", was released in early May of this year after eight years in prison...

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Amnesty International protests heavy sentences against trade union activists

Amnesty International calls prison and flogging sentences for seven activists “the latest cruel example of the unjust judicial system in Iran”…

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Heavy sentences in Haft Tappeh case | Lawyer Esmail Bakhshi: We expected these sentences due to political manipulation

While the issuance of heavy sentences to labor activists in the Haft Tapeh case has been met with widespread protests, the lawyer…

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16 MPs protest heavy sentences and lack of information about Noushin Jafari and her sister in prison

Parvaneh Salahshouri, the first MP to protest the recent arrests of civil society activists, made a statement on the floor of the parliament on September 10, stating, “The amount of…

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Death sentence issued for a Kurdish citizen; three other citizens sentenced to a total of more than 4 years in prison

Three Kurdish citizens, named "Iran Rahpeiker", "Hamid Balkhkanloo", and "Jafar Pakand", were sentenced to a total of 4 years and six months in prison.

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