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Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Dies Causing Anxiety for the Reformists
A pivotal politician in Iran’s internal struggles for reform and the former president of the country, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani dies in Tajrish hospital after…
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Iranian Political Prisoners Suffer through Hunger Strikes for Minimum Rights
How long can a prisoner on hunger strike last and what has been the result of so many lengthy strikes for political prisoners under…
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Iranians are trending the demands of political prisoners on Twitter
After the #SaveArash successful twitter campaign in support of Arash Sadeghi, Iranians are now showing solidarity with Ali Shariati, a reformist political prisoner who…
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Jailed children rights activist refuses to end hunger strike in Iranian prison
Saeed Shirzad, Iranian activist and member of Society against Child Labour has been on hunger strike for 29 days.
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Political Prisoner ends his hunger strike after his wife is granted temporary furlough in Iran
Arash Sadeghi, a political prisoner who was on hunger strike for 72 days, has ended his strike after his demands were met and his…
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Happy 2017: Ten Years of Zamaneh Media
2016 marked the ten year anniversary of Zamaneh Media – an independent non-profit media outlet established in 2006. Zamaneh’s mission in the past ten…
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More than 50 days on hunger strike; Iranian political prisoners are slowly dying
As the number of political prisoners on hunger strikes are increasing in Iranian prisons, three prisoners who have been on hunger strike for the…
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Mother of jailed activist challenges son’s arrest
Mother of Iranian prisoner Omid Alishenas who was arrested last week by Sarallah Forces to serve his sentence in Evin Prison has once more…
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Women’s Leadership in Iran: a Panel Discussion.
Mansoureh Shojaee a leading Iranian feminist author and activist, Masih Alinejad, journalist and writer and trouble maker for the Islamic Republic of Iran and…
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Turkish Security Forces Arrested Iranian Ex-Political Prisoner Peyman Aref
Special Operations Department of Turkish Police in Ankara have arrested Iranian ex-political prisoner and Asylum seeker Peyman Aref on alleged charges of involvement with…
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Unprecedented Ruling Lightens Jail Term for Imprisoned Baha’is
Twenty four Iranian Baha’is who had been sentenced to heavy sentences ranging from 6 to 11 years for charges ranging from threatening national security…
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Iranian authorities prosecute protesters at the Tomb of Cyrus
Shiraz prosecutor general announced on Monday that those responsible for the gatherings and protests at Pasargard, the Tomb of Cyrus the Great on the…