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Iranian Labor Activists Targeted in a New Wave of Crackdown
Several workers in an industrial complex in the Southwest of Iran have been arrested or summoned for questioning following their protests against the management…
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A Qutb under House Arrest in Seventh Golestan
Fifteen Gonabadi Dervishes who are political prisoners in Iran have gone on strike inside the prison to object to prison conditions. The Gonabadi Dervishes…
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Ten Years in Prison for “Cultural Spying”; Iran Hands a Student her Sentence
Iran has sentenced an Iranian student to ten years in prison accusing her of spying for Britain. A Judiciary spokesperson in Iran announced that…
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Rejoining the Iran Nuclear Deal Is Wiser than Destroying It – A European Joint Call Told the US
More than 20 high-ranking members of European institutions and think-tanks issued a joint call on the United States to reconsider its approach to the…
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Trade Unionist Shahabi Released on Bail, Colleagues Still in Evin Prison
Iranian trade unionist Reza Shahabi has been released on bail, his public transport workers’ union said. The Syndicate of Workers of Tehran and Suburbs…
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Detained Teachers Are Still in Unknown Conditions in Iran
Several Iranian teachers have been arrested in recent days. Activists have raised concerns about their conditions in prison. On May 2, Iranian teachers gathered…
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“Press Freedom Is in Decline in Iran, Rest of World” – Head of RFS’s Iran/Afghanistan Desk
World Press Freedom Day arrives on May 3 in a time when journalists are under pressure throughout the world. Iran is also among one…
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Lessons from Rwanda; Why Journalism Matters
Today on World Press Freedom Day 2019, the challenges that independent press and journalism face seem far removed from the atrocities that once occurred…
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Workers’ Movement: Iranian Labor Activists have Hope despite Suppression
Last year, workers in Iran organized several outstanding protests and strikes. Major examples include nationwide teachers’ strikes, as well as local protests by Haft-Tappeh…
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Persecution of the Baha’is in Yemen: Hamed bin Haydara’s Death Sentence
Concerns over the situation of the followers of the Baha’i faith in Yemen are growing. A number of Baha’is have been accused of espionage…
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Fatemiyoun’s Future Home: Syria, Iran or Afghanistan?
The United States has designated Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a foreign terrorist organization. The IRGC is a wing of the military and…
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“Fighting Against Forced Hijab Doesn’t Have any Borders” – In Conversation with Yasmine Mohammed
Yasmine Mohammed is an Arab-Canadian human rights activist, college instructor and writer. Yasmine was raised in a fundamentalist Sunni Muslim family in Canada. At…