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Iran Should Heed the UN and End Illegal House Arrest of Opposition Leaders

On four-year anniversary of house arrest, human rights groups call on international community to speak out The Iranian government should…

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Letter from Political Prisoners Held in Gohardasht, Evin and Orumiyeh Prisons to the UN Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed Regarding the Death Sentence of Saman Nasim

Saman Nasim during his televised confession in 2011 (Photo credit: HRANA) (February 17, 2015) – Last Friday, twenty Iranian political…

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Capital Punishment in Iran: 2014

IHRDC’s final update of its chart of executions carried out by the Iranian government last year counts 721 executions in…

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Les organisations de défense des Droits de l’Homme somment les autorités iraniennes d’entendre les prisonniers politiques kurdes en grève de la faim depuis un mois.

Ce jour, vingt-deux organisations de défense des Droits de l’Homme enjoignent très fermement les autorités iraniennes de répondre immédiatement aux…

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Rights Groups Urge Iranian Authorities to Address Month-Long Hunger Strike of Kurdish Political Prisoners

Iranian authorities must immediately respond to the health and security concerns of 27 Kurdish political prisoners on a month-long hunger…

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Hunger Strike of 27 Kurdish Political Prisoners in Orumiyeh Central Prison

An entrance to Orumiyeh Central Prison (December 12, 2014) – The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) has received reports…

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Lies in the Face of the World: A Reflection on the UPR of Iran

Lies in the Face of the World: A Reflection on the UPR of Iran Mohammad Nayyeri * Translated from Persian…

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Joint Letter from Thirty Human Rights and Civil Society Organizations Supporting UN General Assembly Resolution on Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in Iran

To: Member States of the UN General Assembly Your Excellency: We, the undersigned human rights and civil society organizations, write…

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UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran Presents October 2014 Report to UNGA

(October 30, 2014) — The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) welcomes the new report of Dr. Ahmed Shaheed, the…

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Protests against Acid Attacks on Women in Isfahan

(October 22, 2014) — Following several acid attacks targeting women in Isfahan, which has caused panic in Iran’s third largest…

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