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Tag: human rights in Iran
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Arrests at Alikordi’s Funeral: When Mourning Becomes a Security Case
Security forces violently disrupted Khosro Alikordi’s memorial in Mashhad, arresting dozens including prominent activists, as mourning was reframed as “disorder” and justice-seeking treated as…
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Slow Death in Qarchak Prison: The Medical Neglect That Killed the Political Prisoner Somayeh Rashidi
Political prisoner Somayeh Rashidi, 42, died in Qarchak Prison after months of denied medical care. Her death highlights systemic neglect in Iran’s prisons, long…
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Nationwide Protests In Iran Continue for the Tenth Day
As of September 26, seventy-six people have been killed in the recent protests in several Iranian cities.
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Civil Activists Arrested in Iran
Civil activist couple Keyvan Mohtadi and Anisha Asadollahi, active writers and translators, were arrested by security agents at their Tehran home on Monday, May…
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Iran Detains Swedish Tourist in Suspected Retaliation
The Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that a man in his 30s is in custody in Iran. Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet quoted an “unnamed…
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ISNA: Swedish-Iranian professor to be executed in May
The report announcing the date for the execution of this Sweden-Iranian national coincides with the final trial date of Iranian official Hamid Noury in…
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Tensions between Iran and Sweden following the possibility of life imprisonment for a former Iranian official
The Swedish prosecutors have requested the maximum penalty of life imprisonment for Noury. Iran has summoned the Swedish ambassador in protest.
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Activists Ask Europe to Prosecute Iranian Notorious Judge and Human Rights Violator
Exiled Iranian activists are conducting several campaigns calling on European countries to arrest and prosecute a notorious Islamic Republic judge and prosecutor who has…
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Torture of Female Environmentalist in Iranian Prisons has led to Public Outrage on Social Media
Iranians have taken to social media to express their outrage after accounts of Niloufar Bayani were published detailing torture, including sexual harassment in Iranian…
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Eight Iranian Dissidents Sentenced to a Total of 72 Years in Prison
Four activists were among those who called for the resignation of Iran’s Supreme Leader. The other four voiced support for the signatories.
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Detained Iranian Journalist Rushed to Hospital while Seizing
An Iranian journalist who was arrested during the May Day pro-labor protest in Tehran more than two months ago was rushed to the hospital from…
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Protest Continues against the Detainment of Iranian Labor Activists and Journalists
International and Iranian organizations express concerns over the arrest of several labor rights activists in Iran including two journalists who were arrested on May…