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IHRDC Condemns Ongoing Abuses in Advance of Iran’s Universal Periodic Review

(October 9, 2014) – Yesterday, on October 8, 2014, the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) presented a statement at…

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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…

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Joint Letter from 26 Human Rights Organizations to President Rouhani Encouraging Compliance with UN Special Procedures

September 24, 2014 To: Dr. Hassan Rouhani President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Tehran CC: Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei, Supreme Leader;…

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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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Iranian Prisoner of Conscience calls on the Iranian authorities to allow civil society to participate in upcoming UN Human Rights Council Review

In an open letter written from Ward 350 of Evin Prison, prisoner of conscience Hassan Asadi Zeidabadi—a 28 year-old human…

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The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center Welcomes Rod Sanjabi as Executive Director

July 14, 2014  NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) is pleased to announce the appointment…

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Iranian Journalist Gets 50 Lashes and 2 Years in Prison for 'Propaganda'

Originally posted at: http://mashable.com/2014/07/09/iranian-journalist-50-lashes-2-years-in-prison/ BY LORENZO FRANCESCHI-BICCHIERAI Iran is sending yet another journalist to prison. Marzieh Rasouli, an arts and culture…

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Gissou Nia: The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center

Originally posted at: http://www.ishr.ch/news/gissou-nia-iran-human-rights-documentation-center#sthash.oW7XaSs9.dpuf ISHR has decided to publish a series of profiles of representatives of non-governmental organisations fighting to obtain…

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Iran Doles Out Prison Sentences to Tech Bloggers, or 'Enemy Cyber Activists'

Originally posted at: http://mashable.com/2014/06/19/iran-tech-bloggers-prison/ BY LORENZO FRANCESCHI-BICCHIERAI Iran has sentenced a group of tech bloggers to a combined 36 years…

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