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Unlock Iran Is Like Facebook for Exposing Human Rights Abuses

Originally posted at: http://motherboard.vice.com/read/unlock-iran-is-like-facebook-for-exposing-human-rights-abuses In Iran’s jails there are 85 political activists, 32 bloggers, 21 journalists, 245 religious minority prisoners and…

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Actress: In Iran, my counterpart faces prison

Originally posted at: http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/02/opinion/boniadi-activists-kail-iran/ (CNN) — At first blush, the biography of Iranian actress Pegah Ahangarani could read very much like…

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Unlock Iran Invites You To Experience Life as an Iranian Political Prisoner

Originally posted at: http://blog.witness.org/2014/04/unlock-iran-invites-experience-life-iranian-political-prisoner/ Posted on April 23, 2014 by Sarah Kerr Unlock Iran is a new innovative visual storytelling platform…

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IHRDC makes oral submissions in Zahra Kazemi case

IHRDC makes oral submissions in case involving murder of Iranian-Canadian photojournalist; result could open door for redress for other victims…

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Coverage of Unlock Iran on HuffPostLive, NPR and more…

(April 9, 2014) – Now in its second month of launch, UNLOCK IRAN, an initiative started by the Iran Human…

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Human Rights Under Rouhani

A new campaign by the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center brings awareness to conditions inside Iran. UN Chief Ban Ki…

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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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