Inside Iran
Inside Iran
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An Iranian Human Rights Lawyer’s Perspective on the Forthcoming Presidential Election
A member of the Fars Province Bar Association discusses the current political climate among legal professionals and ordinary citizens in…
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Civil Society Activists and Campaign Staffers Arrested As Iran’s Presidential Election Approaches
(June 5, 2013) — The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) has learned that several campaign staffers and members of…
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A plea for Kaveh Taheri, an imprisoned blogger in Iran
(May 2, 2013) – According to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) ranks second…
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Ongoing Wave of Arrests in Khuzestan, Families Unaware of Whereabouts of Detainees
(April 11, 2013) – The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) has received reports from local human rights activists which…
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Death Sentences for Five Ahwazi Arabs Upheld by Iran’s Supreme Court
(11 January 2013) – Branch 32 of the Supreme Court of the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) has upheld the…
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Infant Sons of Two Bahá'í Mothers Imprisoned in Semnan Facing Medical Complications
(3 January 2013) – The infants of two Bahá’í mothers imprisoned in Semnan in Iran have been transferred to hospital…
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Ahwazi Arab political activist Jamil Sowaidi reportedly tortured to death in custody
Reports indicate Ahwazi Arab political activist Jamil Sowaidi tortured to death in custody; if confirmed, Sowaidi’s death adds to body…
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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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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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Five more Ahwazi Arabs sentenced to death by the Islamic Republic of Iran
(10 July 2012) — According to local sources, five Ahwazi Arab activists, Hashem Shabani, Mohammadali Omouri, Hadi Rashedi, Seyyed Jaber…
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