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Ali Nejati, a member of the Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Workers' Union, was summoned.
Ali Nejati, a retired worker and board member of the Haft Tapeh Workers' Union, who was on medical leave in February of last year...
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Writers' Association strongly protests six-year prison sentences for three writers
On May 16, the Iranian Writers Association issued a statement condemning the heavy sentences imposed on three of its members, three Iranian writers named…
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British Prime Minister expresses concern over sentence of Aras Amiri, student imprisoned in Iran
British Prime Minister Theresa May said the Islamic Republic's jailing of a member of the British Council for Cultural Affairs...
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Narges Mohammadi was transferred from prison to the hospital for surgery.
The family of human rights activist Narges Mohammadi says she has been “transferred to the hospital under guard” from Evin Prison. Taghi Rahmani,…
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Two Kurdish labor activists sentenced to a total of two years in prison
"Iqbal Shabani" and "Tawfiq Mahmoudi", two Kurdish labor activists, were sentenced by the First Branch of the Islamic Revolutionary Court of Sanandaj, respectively...
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The Guardian says the girl sentenced to ten years in prison in Iran is "Aras Amiri"
A few hours after the Islamic Republic announced the issuance of a ten-year prison sentence to a young woman, the website…
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Human rights
Narges Mohammadi and Sepideh Qolyan: Holding rallies is a "right," not a "crime."
Narges Mohammadi and Sepideh Gholian, two prisoners of conscience in Evin Prison, issued a notice to arrest labor activists…
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Narges Mohammadi's urgent need for sick leave to treat illness: "We are waiting for the opinion of the new prosecutor"
The wife of imprisoned human rights activist Narges Mohammadi told the Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that she suffers from two serious illnesses…
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