Civic activist

Atena Daemi sentenced to "another two years and one month in prison"

The father of Atena Daemi, a civil rights activist who is currently in prison, announced on Wednesday, October 8, that his son had been re-convicted. Hossein…

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Continued repression of civil activists in Iran; Ruhollah Mirzaei sentenced to 2 years in prison

Ruhollah Mirzaei, a civil activist from Ilam, was sentenced to two years in prison by the Revolutionary Court. According to the campaign…

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Yasman Ariani was transferred to the "IRGC Intelligence Unit in Evin Prison"

Yasman Ariani, a civil activist who was sentenced to more than sixteen years in prison for opposing the mandatory hijab, was released this evening…

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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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Judiciary's response to criticism of heavy sentences handed down to civil activists

Following increasing criticism of the heavy sentences of several civil and labor activists, the head of the judiciary has called for a swift review of…

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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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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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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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