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Sexual abuse and torture of politically active women in prisons: Crimes against humanity?!/ Shadi Sadr
Source: http://justiceforiran.org/english-sexual-abuse-and-torture-of-politically-active-women-in-prisons-crimes-against-humanityshadi-sadr/?lang=en The streets of Iran may seem calm, but the pain and the anger among people remains and is…
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Freedom in the World – Iran 2008
Source: http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?country=7627&page=22&year=2008 Overview Conservative candidates dominated the March 2008 parliamentary elections after most reformist candidates were disqualified, though many of the…
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Freedom in the World – Iran 2011
Source: http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=22&year=2011&country=8057 Overview Intense government repression at both the street and elite levels ensured that opposition protests stemming from the flawed…
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Freedom in the World – Iran 2010
Source: http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=363&year=2010&country=7842 Iran received a downward trend arrow due to strong evidence of fraud in the June 2009 presidential election and…
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World Report 2011: Iran
Source: http://www.hrw.org/en/world-report-2011/iran Iran’s human rights crisis deepened as the government sought to consolidate its power following 2009’s disputed presidential election. Public…
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Iran: A Reflection on the Death Penalty and a Failed Anti-Narcotic Campaign
“In one case, the entire process — the investigation, the issuance of the verdict, and implementation of the verdict took only…
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Iran Cannot Hide the Truth Behind Sakineh
Source: http://www.iranrights.org/english/newsletter-17.php December 10, 2010 On the occasion of the International Human Rights Day, Iran’s judicial authorities have surpassed their own…
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Iran: In Support of the International Campaign Against the Death Penalty
Source: http://www.iranrights.org/english/newsletter-18.php Ayatollah Mohseni Garakani, Head of the Supreme Court, (5 February 2011) In the past few weeks, the imposition…
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Iran Uses the Holidays to Announce the Imminent Execution of a Student
Source: http://www.iranrights.org/english/newsletter-22.php December 24, 2010 Today, most of us working with human rights organizations or the media outside Iran are off…
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