Prison

A 30-year prison sentence for Amir Salar Davoudi, a lawyer defending imprisoned activists, has been finalized.

The 30-year prison sentence for Amir Salar Davoudi, a lawyer at a courthouse and member of the Central Bar Association, has been finalized. Mustafa Turk Hamedani…

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Three protesters against compulsory hijab in Iran "sentenced to a total of 55 years in prison"

The lawyer for two of the three female citizens protesting against the compulsory hijab who are being held in Qarchak Prison wrote to the HRANA website…

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Ghazanfarabadi: Sending a film to Masih Alinejad carries a prison sentence of up to ten years

The head of Tehran's Revolutionary Courts says sending any film related to "unveiling the hijab" to Masih Alinejad is subject to Article 508 of the Penal Code...

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Letter from 350 artists and cultural activists in support of Aras Amiri

A group of Iranian artists, writers, and cultural activists wrote a letter to the heads of the three branches of government calling for a review of the Aras verdict...

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Sixth day of Sepideh Qolyan's hunger strike; this civil activist has suffered from "motor disability"

As the sixth day of Sepideh Qolyan, a civil rights activist imprisoned in Iran, continues her hunger strike, the protests show signs of weakness…

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Reporters Without Borders calls for the release of Farangis Mazloum, the mother of political prisoner Soheil Arabi

Reporters Without Borders has issued a statement condemning the arrest of Farangis Mazloum, the mother of imprisoned civil activist Soheil Arabi in Iran.

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Civil activist Sepideh Farhan's prison sentence confirmed in full in the appeals court; six years in prison and flogging

The prison and flogging sentence for civil activist Sepideh Farhan (Farahabadi), which was previously issued by the Tehran Revolutionary Court, has been revoked.

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Student activist Ali Mozaffari sentenced to 30 months in prison

Ali Mozaffari, a student activist at the University of Tehran, was sentenced to 30 months in prison by the Tehran Provincial Court of Appeal. …

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