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Abbas Amir-Entezam, One of Iran’s Most Prominent Political Prisoners, Dies at the Age of 86

    July 12, 2018 Abbas Amir-Entezam, one of the country’s most prominent political prisoners, died today in Tehran at…

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Sadegh Gheisari Held under Harsh Conditions in Fashafoyeh Prison, Forced to Sign Documents He Could Not Read

      May 10, 2017 On February 19, 2018 Sadegh Gheisari, a journalist, was arrested as he was watching…

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Iran Human Rights Documentation Center Granted Consultative Status at ECOSOC

          April 18, 2018   Yesterday the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) voted to grant…

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Inside Evin Prison: A Witness’s Account of Sina Qanbari’s Death

Sina Qanbari, 23, was arrested in a protest in Tehran and taken to Evin Prison. On January 8, 2018, Iranian…

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Iran to be represented by a major human rights violator at the top UN human rights body

  27 February 2018    Impact Iran and its member organizations are appalled by the Iranian government’s decision to select…

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A New Wave of Arrests in Iran

(February 1, 2018) Reports from Iran indicate that intelligence officials arrested at least five activists today. Behnam Mousivand, Saeed Eqbal,…

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Ahmad Reza Jalali, Iranian Scientist Residing in Sweden, Sentenced to Death in an Unfair Trial

(October 26, 2017) Ahmad Reza Jalali, an Iranian scientist residing in Sweden, has been sentenced to death by the Iranian…

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Eleven Human Rights Organizations Urge Rouhani Not to Reappoint Pourmohammadi as Minister of Justice

    Dr. Hassan Rouhani President Islamic Republic of Iran   Your Excellency:   On May 19, 2017 Iranian voters…

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A Brief Outlook on Upcoming Presidential and Local Elections in Iran

Iran’s presidential and municipal elections, scheduled for May 19, will be held with the familiar pattern of candidate disqualification seen…

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Infographic: Women in Prison

This infographic explores conditions endured by female inmates in Iran’s prison system. Although they constitute a relatively small percentage of…

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