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Watch the live stream of Dr. Ahmed Shaheed’s presentation to the UN General Assembly
(October 23, 2013) – Today, at 3:00 pm EST, Dr. Ahmed Shaheed, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human…
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Witness Statement of Mehdi Nozar
(October 15, 2013) – In this witness testimony, Mehdi Nozar – a legal expert in the Cultural Heritage Organization and…
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Iran Should Halt Executions as Rate of Hangings Accelerates
125 People Executed Since Rouhani Took Office
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Iran: Poems of Dissent
For centuries poetry has served as both an expression of, and vehicle for, dissent in Iran. This collection of poems…
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Can Tehran be trusted?
After decades of hostility, Iran wants to make amends. It may be too late for real change.
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Witness Statement of Ehsan
(September 30, 2013) – In this witness statement, Ehsan—a homosexual Iranian—describes how the authorities discovered his sexual orientation after he…
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Witness Statement of Karim Dahimi
In this witness statement, Ahwazi Arab activist Karim Dahimi discusses his two arrests in 1992 and 2005, and the general…
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Witness Testimony of Omidreza Pourmohammadali Farashah
(September 30, 2013) - In this witness statement, Omidreza Pourmohammadali Farashah – a blogger and Green Movement activist – discusses…
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Witness Statement of Zaynab Bayazidi
(September 30, 2013) -- In her first, full-length witness interview since her escape from Iran, former political prisoner Zaynab Bayazidi--a…
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Jailed in Iran: The Story of ex-Marine Amir Hekmati
Originally published at: http://america.aljazeera.com/watch/shows/america-tonight/america-tonight-blog/2013/9/24/jailed-in-iran-thestoryofexmarineamirhekmati.html by Azmat Khan On Aug. 29, 2011, 28-year-old former U.S. Marine Amir Hekmati was getting ready to go…
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