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UN report blasts Iran for persecution of Christians, other religious minorities
Originally posted at: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/03/21/irans-regime-targets-evangelical-christians-as-national-security-threat/ The election last year of self-professed moderate President Hassan Rouhani has not brought Iran’s Christians any…
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Experts Predict: Iran Will Remain Deadly
Two reports indicate that despite a new president’s overtures to the contrary, Iran will remain a deadly place for LGBTs.
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Your Facebook Timeline, Reimagined As An Iranian Political Prisoner's
With more than 800 Iran citizens jailed for their lifestyles, beliefs, or professions, the "Unlock Iran" project aims to humanize…
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Arrest, Hang, Repeat: Executions in Iran
Originally posted at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gissou-nia/arrest-hang-repeat-execut_b_4932516.html One night last month, the flashing lights and sounds of a mass rush of emails, texts…
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American Pastor Saeed Abedini Profiled in Innovative Art Project in Front of UN
Originally posted at: http://aclj.org/iran/american-pastor-saeed-abedini-profiled-innovative-art-project-in-front-of-un The life of a prisoner of conscience in a repressive regime is a harsh existence, and…
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Unlock Iran’ Prisoners Displayed at Tompkins Square Park
Originally posted at: http://www.boweryboogie.com/2014/02/unlock-iran-prisoners-displayed/ Tompkins Square Park is being used a canvas to open up a dialogue about human rights,…
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Activists Display Faces of Iranian Prisoners in Tompkins Square Park
Originally posted at: http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20140220/east-village/activists-display-faces-of-iranian-prisoners-tompkins-square-park By Danielle Tcholakian on February 20, 2014 4:20pm EAST VILLAGE — Street artists and activists pasted massive portraits…
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Protest Installation to Document Prisoners in Iran
Originally posted at: http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/ The “Inside Out” project, created by the Parisian street artist J R, joined forces with the…
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Street art protest at UN for Iranian prisoners
By The Art Newspaper. From In The FramePublished online: 18 February 2014 On a snowy Tuesday morning the street artist and…
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Portraits of 13 Iranian “prisoners of rights” outside of the UN
Inside Out Group Action, global participatory art project started by famed street artist and 2011 TED prize winner JR, posted…
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