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Censorship Procedures in the Islamic Republic of Iran (PDF Guide )

Censorship takes many forms in the Islamic Republic of Iran. From regulations establishing specific censorship procedures to extra-legal measures taken…

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Statement From 34 Human Rights NGOs to UN Human Rights Council

March 16, 2016 To: Member States of the UN Human Rights Council Your Excellency, We, the undersigned human rights and…

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Infographic: Capital Punishment in Iran – 2015

IHRDC’s final update of its chart of executions carried out by the Iranian government in 2015 counts 966 executions, an…

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Infographic: Moharebeh Executions in 2015

Article 183 of the Islamic Penal Code defines moharebeh as the use of “weapons to cause terror and fear or…

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Open Letter from Imprisoned Human Rights Defender Narges Mohammadi to the Head of the Iranian Judiciary

(February 10, 2016) – On Monday, February 8, 2016, Narges Mohammadi, a member of the Center for Defenders of Human…

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Iran’s Legislative Elections through the Eyes of a Former Political Prisoner

  (February 8, 2016) – On February 26, 2016, the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) will stage elections for the…

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Is the Iranian Government Ignoring the Health Care Needs of Prisoners?

(January 22, 2016) -- Although it is a common problem for inmates in Iran, government negligence in the provision of…

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Alleged Juvenile Offender at Risk of Imminent Execution

(October 12, 2015) –The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) has learned that the execution of Fatemeh Salbehi, a woman…

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Infographic: Incarceration in Iran

This infographic examines statistics related to the state of Iran’s prison system and the broader implications of the Iranian judiciary’s…

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Joint Letter from Twelve International Human Rights Organizations: End the Death Penalty for Drug Offenses

                    Dear member states and observers,    The UN Human Rights…

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