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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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IHRDC Condemns Ongoing Abuses in Advance of Iran’s Universal Periodic Review

(October 9, 2014) – Yesterday, on October 8, 2014, the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) presented a statement at…

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Confirmation of Prison Sentence for Bahá'í Youth in Shiraz

Photo Credit: HRANA (October 2, 2014) – Amid harsh reprisals against religious minorities and individuals deviating from the Shi’a orthodoxy…

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Joint Letter from 26 Human Rights Organizations to President Rouhani Encouraging Compliance with UN Special Procedures

September 24, 2014 To: Dr. Hassan Rouhani President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Tehran CC: Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei, Supreme Leader;…

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Arrest and Release of Mohsen Shoja’

(September 18, 2014) — According to a source close to the case, Mohsen Shoja’, a 31-year old Iranian artist, was…

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