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Border Smuggling Rises in Iranian Kurdistan

Originally published at: http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/10/iran-kurdistand-smuggling-rises.html SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq — Mohammad Karimi was driving his car between two towns in the mountainous region of…

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Watch the live stream of Dr. Ahmed Shaheed’s presentation to the UN General Assembly

(October 23, 2013) – Today, at 3:00 pm EST, Dr. Ahmed Shaheed, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human…

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Iran Should Halt Executions as Rate of Hangings Accelerates

125 People Executed Since Rouhani Took Office

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Iran: Poems of Dissent

For centuries poetry has served as both an expression of, and vehicle for, dissent in Iran. This collection of poems…

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Can Tehran be trusted?

After decades of hostility, Iran wants to make amends. It may be too late for real change.

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Jailed in Iran: The Story of ex-Marine Amir Hekmati

Originally published at: http://america.aljazeera.com/watch/shows/america-tonight/america-tonight-blog/2013/9/24/jailed-in-iran-thestoryofexmarineamirhekmati.html by Azmat Khan On Aug. 29, 2011, 28-year-old former U.S. Marine Amir Hekmati was getting ready to go…

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In Need of Moral Leadership for the Rights of Bahá’ís in Iran

Originally published at:http://foreignpolicyblogs.com/2013/09/23/in-need-of-moral-leadership-for-the-rights-of-bahais-in-iran/ by Reza Akhlaghi  |  on September 23rd, 2013     Ataollah Rezvani   Editor’s Note: Gissou Nia is…

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IHRDC Welcomes the Release of Political Prisoners in the Islamic Republic of Iran

(September 19, 2013) – The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) welcomes reports that more than a dozen political and…

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Interactive Map of Executions in the Islamic Republic of Iran

(September 12, 2013) –  The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) has partnered up with Nabz-Iran to create an interactive…

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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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