Inside Iran
Inside Iran
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Letter from Political Prisoners Held in Gohardasht, Evin and Orumiyeh Prisons to the UN Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed Regarding the Death Sentence of Saman Nasim
Saman Nasim during his televised confession in 2011 (Photo credit: HRANA) (February 17, 2015) – Last Friday, twenty Iranian political…
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Hunger Strike of 27 Kurdish Political Prisoners in Orumiyeh Central Prison
An entrance to Orumiyeh Central Prison (December 12, 2014) – The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) has received reports…
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Protests against Acid Attacks on Women in Isfahan
(October 22, 2014) — Following several acid attacks targeting women in Isfahan, which has caused panic in Iran’s third largest…
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Confirmation of Prison Sentence for Bahá'í Youth in Shiraz
Photo Credit: HRANA (October 2, 2014) – Amid harsh reprisals against religious minorities and individuals deviating from the Shi’a orthodoxy…
Read More » Arrest and Release of Mohsen Shoja’
(September 18, 2014) — According to a source close to the case, Mohsen Shoja’, a 31-year old Iranian artist, was…
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New Reports of Difficult Conditions for Sunni Prisoners in Rajaee Shahr Prison
Keykhosrow Sharafipour in Rajaee Shahr Prison (Photo credit: HRANA) (September 11, 2014) – In an interview with the Iran Human…
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Report Indicates Execution of Two Ahwazi Arab Men May Be Imminent
Ali Chobayshat and Yasin (Khaled) Musavi could be executed as early as Thursday.
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Death Sentences for Ahwazi Arab Cultural Activists
Two more Ahwazi Arab cultural activists have been sentenced to death on national security charges.
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Ayatollah Masumi Tehrani Speaks Out against the Violation of the Human Rights of Iran’s Bahá’í Community
(September 4, 2013) – A number of Bahá’í activists met with Ayatollah Abdolhamid Masumi Tehrani, a dissident Shia cleric, in…
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Who is Mostafa Pourmohammadi? A profile of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s pick for Minister of Justice
(August 5, 2013) – Following the inauguration of Hassan Rouhani—the new president of the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI)—into office…
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