This year, Human Rights Day marks the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a milestone document...
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Fashafouyeh Prison – Involved In
Man serving seven years in prison for his Facebook posts
Prisoner of conscience Soheil Arabi has been sentenced to three more years behind bars—increasing his total...
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Arrests of lawyers rights activists in Iran signal intensifying crackdown on civil society
The Iranian authorities have arbitrarily arrested three human rights lawyers and a women’s rights activist...
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Iran gives up territory to increase influence
The Caspian Sea, landlocked between Iran, Russia, and the former Soviet states of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan has been a point...
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Mother of political prisoner Soheil Arabi seeks help to save her son
Mother of political prisoner Soheil Arabi issued an urgent call to international human rights organizations seeking help to save her son’s life...
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Iranian judiciary should halt the execution of the Gonabadi Dervish community member
The Iranian judiciary should immediately halt the looming execution of a member of the Gonabadi Dervish community, Human Rights Watch said today…
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