Amnesty International said Wednesday that the letter by United Nations human rights experts regarding the 1988 massacre of political prisoners in Iran was a “turning point” in the 30-year-long ...
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Evin Prison – Involved In
Harrowing report about torture and Ill-Treatment in Southwestern Iran prison
What you are reading is a horrific report by eyewitnesses about the torture in Ward 1 of Sheiban Prison in Ahvaz city, in Iran’s southwestern Khuzestan province. Details provided ...
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Summary of Repression and Human Rights Violations in Iran – November 2020
The following is a roundup of the human rights situation in Iran for the month of November 2020, based on information from activists and state media, collected by Iran ...
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Elderly Iranian journalist begins prison term over protest coverage
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is urging Iran to cease jailing members of the press for their work after a 72-year-old journalist began a three-year prison sentence over ...
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German-Iranian mother facing human rights abuse at hands of Iran
A German woman fighting to free her 66-year-old mother from an Iranian prison has pleaded with Germany to “end the human rights abuse” and intervene in the case.
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Do not let Iran get away with hostage-taking
One year ago today, I was released from Iran as an American hostage in a prisoner swap. I went to Tehran in 2016 with little knowledge of its contemporary ...
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