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Category: Human Rights
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U.S. Strike on the Wedding: Evidence Challenges the “Collateral Damage” Claim
Satellite, visual and open-source evidence from Kuhestak challenges early claims that wedding casualties were merely collateral damage from a strike on a nearby telecommunications…
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Between Hope and Grief: The Enduring Wound of Enforced Disappearance
For years, I did not know that what had happened to my father had a name under international law. I did not know that…
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Another January 2026 Protest Defendant Executed: Qaem Hosseini
Qaem Hosseini was executed in connection with Isfahan’s Alikhani Square protest case, amid growing concerns over Iran’s use of the death penalty against protesters.…
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Why Iran Is Targeting Its Independent Teachers
At least 60 teachers have been arrested or sentenced as authorities seek to dismantle one of Iran’s most influential networks of independent civic organization.…
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Eight Protesters from Mashhad Face the Death Penalty
Eight protesters face possible death sentences after being denied independent legal representation linked to the January uprising, during which Mashhad witnessed one of the…
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Iran Publicly Hangs January Protesters as Dozens More Face Execution
Four defendants in Isfahan’s Alikhani Square case have been executed, while dozens more face death sentences amid torture allegations and summary trials. Abolfazl Sepahi…
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The “No to Executions” Campaign Expands as 1,500 Death-Row Prisoners Strike
The campaign expands to 59 prisons as 1,500 Ghezel Hesar death-row prisoners strike amid at least 20 executions and new sentences against protesters. In…
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Prison Sentences and Medical Neglect: A New Wave of Repression in Iran
Teachers’ union activists face new prison terms, while a 19-year-old Afghan prisoner remains hospitalized after another suicide attempt in Evin. The Coordinating Council of…
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Iran’s Intelligence Ministry Lists Zamaneh Among “Hostile Media”
The blacklist names Zamaneh Media, dozens of other outlets and individuals, and hundreds of online accounts under a sweeping anti-espionage law Iran’s Ministry of…
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Three Protesters Sentenced to Death as Iran Expands Postwar Repression
In the space of a week, Iranian courts sentenced three protesters to death, deepening fears that the state is using war and regional tension…
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Where Is Yashar Darolshafa? A Researcher Disappeared Into Detention
Nearly thirty days after his arrest, Darolshafa’s family still does not know where he is being held or what charges he faces. Yashar Darolshafa…
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Medical Neglect in Evin: Siamak Amini’s Deteriorating Health and Jabar Mustafa’s Death
Siamak Amini’s worsening condition and Jabar Mustafa’s death expose a recurring pattern: prisoners denied timely medical care in Iran’s prisons. The health of Siamak…