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Shahrzad Jafari, the sister of imprisoned photographer Noushin Jafari, was also "arrested"

Unofficial reports indicate that Shahrzad Jafari, the sister of the arrested theater and cinema photographer Nooshin Jafari, was also arrested today, Sunday…

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Another Labor Day protest detainee sentenced to prison, flogging, and exile

Seyyed Rasoul Taleb Moghaddam, a member of the workers' union of the Vahid Company, was sentenced to prison, flogging, and exile by the Revolutionary Court.…

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US State Department protests verdict against Saba Kord Afshari

The US State Department has reacted to the 24-year prison sentence for Saba Kord Afshari, condemning it and…

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Nine protesters in January 2017 were sentenced to a total of 50 years in prison.

9 civil activists named "Behnam Musivand", "Saeed Eghbali", "Nader Afshari", "Mahmoud Masoumi", "Shaghayegh Mahaki", "Dariush Abdar", "Shima Babaei", "Mojgan...

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A teacher rights activist in Mahabad was sentenced to 15 months in prison.

"Yaser Amini-Azar", a teacher and union activist from Mahabad, was sentenced to 15 months in prison by the Islamic Revolutionary Court of Mahabad.…

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Civil activist Saba Kord Afshari sentenced to 24 years in prison

The lawyer for Saba Kordafshari, a civil activist who is in detention, announced that his client has a total of…

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After Aras Amiri's verdict, the Islamic Republic sentenced two other individuals to 12 years in prison on espionage charges.

While judicial authorities have confirmed the final 10-year prison sentence for Aras Amiri, this time other people have been...

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Reporters Without Borders: Iran is the largest prison for women journalists

According to the latest report by Reporters Without Borders, Iran is facing 10 female journalists and citizen journalists who are in detention.

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