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ifmat - Urgent pleas to release Australian-Iranian citizen held in Tehran prison

Urgent pleas to release Australian-Iranian citizen held in Tehran prison

The family of an Australian-Iranian grandfather who has been held in a notorious Tehran prison for more than a year has issued an urgent plea to the Morrison government ...
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ifmat - Iranian reformists horror as newspaper owners praise Raeesi treatment of journalists

Iranian reformists horror as newspaper owners praise Raeesi’s treatment of journalists

Today an as-yet undeclared proportion of the Iranian electorate has gone to the polls to select the country’s next president, from an approved list of four. The reformist camp ...
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ifmat - Prominent activist in Iran fears her life after violent confrontations

Prominent activist in Iran fears her life after violent confrontations

June 17, 2021 – Iranian authorities should stop physically assaulting, harassing and threatening peaceful activists in Iran, including the prominent rights defender Narges Mohammadi, who told the Center for ...
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ifmat - Iran Raisi faces charges of heinous human rights violations

Iran’s Raisi faces charges of ‘heinous’ human rights violations

Ebrahim Raisi, the favorite in Iran’s presidential election, has used his position at the heart of the judiciary for grave rights violations, including mass executions of political prisoners, activists ...
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ifmat - Voices from the basement - Iranian gay and trans detainees on life in Evin prison

Voices from the basement – Iranian gay and trans detainees on life in Evin prison

The fragile situation of prisoners in Iran is never out of sight for long. Activists, ex-political detainees and even whistleblowers have constantly sought to inform the public about the ...
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ifmat - Political detainees say psychiatric drugs handed out in Iran prisons

Political detainees say psychiatric drugs handed out in Iran prisons

Former political prisoners spoke about Iranian prisons in a Clubhouse session “Remembering: Medical Treatment and Psychiatric Drugs” Wednesday, saying vital medical treatment was denied and psychiatric drugs widely prescribed ...
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