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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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March 2016 report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran to the thirty…
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Video Witness Statement of Popak Akhtari Rad
In this video witness statement, Popak Akhtari Rad, an Iranian author and artist, describes his experiences with censorship in Iran.…
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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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Amendments to the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Code of Criminal Procedure – Part 2
On June 22, 2015, an amended Code of Criminal Procedure (CCP) went into effect in the Islamic Republic of Iran…
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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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IHRDC Chart of Executions by the Islamic Republic of Iran – 2016
This chart documents executions of people by the Islamic Republic of Iran beginning in January 2016. The official announcements are…
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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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