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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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Iran’s persecution of the Baha’i has been met by silence from Rouhani–and the world

  By Ramin Ahmadi Reprinted from qz.com   In all my years as an Iranian-American, I have never heard so much…

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The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center Welcomes Sareta Ashraph as Chair of its Board of Directors

      September 15, 2015   (NEW HAVEN) – Sareta Ashraph has been elected the new Chair of the…

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