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Witness Statement of Shahoo Hosseini
In this witness statement, Shahoo Hosseini, a Kurdish journalist and teacher, shares an account of the extreme pressure under which…
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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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October 2014 report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
The report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ahmed Shaheed.…
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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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Witness Statement of Hamid Nasseri Basati
In this witness statement, Hamid Nasseri Basati, an Ahwazi Arab convert from Shi’a to Sunni Islam, provides testimony regarding his…
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Apostasy in the Islamic Republic of Iran
(July 30, 2014) – IHRDC’s latest 50-page report, Apostasy in the Islamic Republic of Iran, details the jurisprudential as well…
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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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