Reporters Without Borders (RSF) hails the start of the trial in Stockholm of Hamid Noury, an Iranian official who held a senior position at a prison near Tehran when ...
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Foruzan Abdi member of national volleyball team victim of 1988 massacre
Foruzan Abdi was born in Tehran in 1957. She was the captain of the National Volleyball team and a supporter of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK).
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Two elderly dual nationals among five sentenced to prison in Iran
Elderly dual national prisoners Mehran Raoof, 66, and Nahid Taghavi, 64, were among five prisoners held on trumped-up charges who were sentenced to jail in Iran today, August 4, ...
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Iran sentences German human rights advocate to 10 years in prison over ‘propaganda’
A German-Iranian woman was sentenced to prison on Wednesday, charged with participating in "the management of an illegal group and propaganda activities against the regime," according to HRANA news ...
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Biden tells congress Iran arms to Hezbollah undermines Lebanon
In a message to the US Congress regarding Lebanon on July 20, President Joe Biden referred to Iran’s “continuing arms transfers to Hizballah”, as undermining Lebanese sovereignty.
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How Iranian intelligence hunts down dissidents while protecting al-Qaeda
The Department of Justice made a stunning announcement this week. Four Iranian nationals have been charged with plotting “to kidnap a Brooklyn journalist, author and human rights activist.” A ...
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