Prison

Sanandaj journalist Mukhtar Zarei sentenced to prison again in a new case

"Mukhtar Zarei", a civil activist from Sanandaj who was previously sentenced to three years in prison, is being tried in a new case...

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Six political prisoners went on hunger strike to protest unfair trial and prison conditions

Six political prisoners named "Hossein Sarlak", "Morteza Nazari Sedehi", "Mohsen Aminpour", "Reza Bazazadeh", "Behruz Zare", and "Reza Mohammad Hosseini"...

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Azerbaijani activist Sahand Maali sentenced to one year in prison in new case

The imprisoned Azerbaijani (Turkish) activist "Sahand Maali" has been sentenced to prison terms and a fine by the Sarab Revolutionary Court in a new case...

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One of the signatories of the letter calling for Khamenei's resignation says he has received death threats

Javad Lal Mohammadi, spokesman for the Group of 14, which called for the resignation of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, issued a statement…

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A group of Iranian civil society activists called for the immediate release of women's rights activists from prison.

One hundred civil society activists living in Iran have issued a statement calling for an immediate end to the arrests, threats, and pressure on women's rights activists and...

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Six political prisoners on hunger strike in Evin Prison

Six political prisoners in Ward 4 of Evin Prison have taken to the streets “to protest the unfair trial process and prison conditions.”

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Nazanin Zaghari "has been transferred to a mental hospital and is in the custody of the IRGC"

The Campaign to Free Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe confirmed that the British-Iranian citizen was released from her detention in Evin Prison on Monday.

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Aras Amiri: Ten years in prison for rejecting an offer of intelligence cooperation

A Kingston University student accused by the Ministry of Intelligence of “spying” for Britain wrote a letter to the head of the Judiciary…

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