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Events at Conference for Iranian Studies Demonstrate Restrictions on Academic Freedom in Iran

2 August 2012 (New Haven, USA; with reporting from Istanbul, Turkey) — The ninth biennial conference of the International Society…

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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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High bail set as condition for temporary release of imprisoned Christian convert Mehrdad Sajjadi

(3 July 2012) — According to reports the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) has received from sources close to…

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Statement Against the Execution of Four Ahwazi Arabs and the Death Penalty in Iran

(2 July 2012) Concurrent with the execution of four Iranians in Saudi Arabia, and despite warnings by human rights activists…

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Still no accountability for post June 2009 presidential election abuses in Iran

Today, June 12, marks three years since Iranians took to the polls to vote for the next president of the…

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Death of ill political prisoner in Rajaee Shahr prison

(8 June 2012) – Sources close to the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) have provided details about the death…

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Arrests of two members of the Immanuel Presbyterian church in Tehran

(11 June 2012) Update: Following the publication of this report on Friday, June 8 it has since been confirmed that Forough Dashtiani…

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International call to stop assaults on academic freedom

In this University World News piece, IHRDC Executive Director Gissou Nia comments on what action should be taken by the…

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Iran’s Calculus of Terror

Opinion Editorial in Canada’s The Globe and Mail by IHRDC Co-Founder and Board Member Payam Akhavan and Nobel Peace Prize…

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TV Globo interview with IHRDC Co-Founder Payam Akhavan

Payam Akhavan, IHRDC co-founder and board member, speaks with Brazil’s TV Globo about President Ahmadinejad’s overtures to Brazil and Iran’s…

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