In yet another blow to the Iranian Writers Association, an independent group formed in Iran in 1968 to fight state censorship that is now banned, the authorities in Iran ...
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Human Rights Situation in November 2020
At the beginning of every new month, Iran Human Rights Monitor produces a report into the dire situation of human rights in Iran and we summarise it. As always, ...
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Iran Human Rights Monitor – Monthly Report – November 2020
Iranian authorities took new steps to suppress dissent in various cities ahead of the first anniversary of the nationwide 2019 protests that ended in a deadly state crackdown.
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Swedish academic’s imminent execution raises EU-Iran tensions
Sweden’s latest attempt to secure the release of the Swedish-Iranian academic Ahmadreza Djalali was rebuffed by Iran this week, heightening concern that his execution could be imminent and underscoring ...
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Iran continues to pressure dissent University students
Iranian security forces on Monday, November 23, arrested Elham Samimi, a student at Tehran University. The security forces had previously inspected her home on October 16 and confiscated her ...
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Iran’s mass arrests of activists and their families
Iranian authorities have continued to arrest political activists and relatives of the Mojahedin-e Khalq (MEK/PMOI) members as tensions grow across the country around the first anniversary of the November ...
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