IHRDC
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Crimes against Children in Iran
(28 August 2012) -- In this legal commentary, Iranian human rights lawyer Mohammad Mostafaei analyzes the practice of juvenile execution…
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Arrest of Saeed Shirzad, a children’s rights activist, while aiding earthquake victims in East Azerbaijan
(23 August 2012) – According to reports obtained by the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC), Saeed Shirzad, an ethnic…
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Don't Mistake Iran's Brutality For Strength
It cannot be denied that hatred and violence are fundamental characteristics of political power in contemporary Iran. The highest per-capita rate…
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Resumption of torture of Ahwazi Arab political prisoners from Khalafabad (Ramshir) in Khuzestan after the imposition of death sentences
(17 August 2012) — The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) has learned through informed sources in Ahwaz that five…
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In Their Own Words: Human Rights Violations against Iran’s Kurdish Minority
(9 August 2012) -- The government of the Islamic Republic of Iran routinely violates domestic and international law in the…
Read More » - Witness Testimony
Witness Statement of Danial Shahri
In this IHRDC witness statement, Danial Shahri--a 21 year old son of Christian converts from Isfahan, Iran--recalls his activities with…
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Witness Statement of Kajal Sheikhmohammadi
In this witness statement, Kajal Sheikhmohammadi details the roughly five months she spent in detention while wounded and her subsequent…
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Witness Statement of Amir Ahmadi
Amir Ahmadi, a Komala member, gives a detailed account of the conditions during his nearly two-and-a-half years in the Intelligence…
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Witness Statement of Mala’ekeh Alamhooli
Mala'ekeh Alamhooli shares the story of her niece, Shirin Alamhooli, who was arrested in April 2008, charged with complicity in…
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Events at Conference for Iranian Studies Demonstrate Restrictions on Academic Freedom in Iran
2 August 2012 (New Haven, USA; with reporting from Istanbul, Turkey) — The ninth biennial conference of the International Society…
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