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All you need to know: A Quick Breakdown of Findings from Dr. Ahmed Shaheed’s Latest Report to the UN Human Rights Council (February 2013)
(March 1, 2013) — Dr. Ahmed Shaheed, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of…
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Iranian Lawyers Call on Iranian Authorities to Cease Infringements on Independence of Legal Profession in Iran
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (February 25, 2013) – On the occasion of Defense Lawyers’ Day (February 25th) in Iran, a group…
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In defense of “independent legal practice” in Iran
A statement from a group of Iranian lawyers The Iranian Bar Association has experienced many ups and downs since its…
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Opinions adopted by the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention at its sixty-fifth session, 14-23 November 2012; No. 48/2012 (Islamic Republic of Iran)
In the following opinion adopted by the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, which will be reflected in the Working…
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Witness Testimony: Behrouz Javid Tehrani
(January 8, 2013) - The Cost of Not Staying Silent: Behrouz Javid Tehrani, an Iranian journalist and former student activist,…
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Witness Testimony of Maryam Ahmadi
(February 5, 2013) - The life of a lesbian in Iran: Despite the claims of Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to…
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Iranian journalists arrested in raids
Experts and journalists have suggested the crackdown is an indication of political infighting and fear of foreign influence and infiltration
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Hell on Earth: Inside Iran's brutal Evin prison
By Perry ChiaramontePublished January 28, 2013 FoxNews.com It is known as Evin University, but it’s no school — it is…
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IHRDC Chart of Executions by the Islamic Republic of Iran – 2013
This chart documents executions of people by the Islamic Republic of Iran beginning in January 2013. The official announcements are…
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Creating an Official Record
(24 January 2013) – Sima Sahar Zerehi – Documenting doesn’t always come naturally to us; we’re more of a handshake-to-seal-the-deal community. Oftentimes…
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