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Tag: human rights in Iran
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Three Iranian Writers Sentenced Each to Six Years in Prison
Three members of the Iran’s Writers Association (IWA) were sentenced to a total 18 years in jail, according to the group’s statement. Iran’s judiciary…
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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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UN Human Rights Rapporteur on Iran Releases her first Report
Asma Jahangir released her first report as United Nation’s Special Rapporteur for Human Rights to Iran urging the Islamic Republic to end public executions.
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Saeed Mortazavi and Zahra Kazemi’s Unresolved File
by: Fareshteh Ghazi There are currently five open cases against Tehran’s Former Prosecutor Saeed Mortazavi; however, after 14 years he has still not been…
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Shirin Ebadi: Western governments maintain a dialogue with the real civil society in Iran
Referring back to a speech by Human Rights Ambassador of Netherlands, Kees van Baar who expressed hope of visiting Iran, Ebadi asked the western…
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Iran to discuss human rights issues with EU
Iran has recently entered a round of negotiations with the European Community representatives over human rights issues.