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Witness Statement of Mojtaba
In this witness testimony, Mojtaba, a Kurdish political prisoner currently serving a 30-year sentence in Saqqez Central Prison, discusses his…
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Video Witness Testimony of Ali Kalaei—witness to the attack on the funeral procession of Ezzatollah Sahabi
On June 1, 2011, in Tehran, a group of armed men in plainclothes attacked the funeral procession of Ezzatollah Sahabi,…
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English Translation of Regulatory Code on Sentences of Qisas, Stoning, Crucifixion, Execution, and Flogging
The first complete English translation of the Regulatory Code on Sentences of Qisas, Stoning, Crucifixion, Execution, and Flogging, which sets…
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Iranian Prisoner of Conscience calls on the Iranian authorities to allow civil society to participate in upcoming UN Human Rights Council Review
In an open letter written from Ward 350 of Evin Prison, prisoner of conscience Hassan Asadi Zeidabadi—a 28 year-old human…
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Denied Identity: Human Rights Abuses Against Iran’s LGBT Community
(November 7, 2013) - Since its inception, the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) has discriminated, in law and in practice,…
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The Problem of Political Crimes in Iranian Law
This article examines the concept of political crimes in the legal framework of Iran. While the Iranian Constitution provides special…
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Iran Expels Newsman Over 'Tone' of Coverage
Iran Expels Newsman Over ‘Tone’ of Coverage From News Services TEHRAN, Sept, 1—Australian journalist Chris de Kretser, who reported…
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The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center Welcomes Rod Sanjabi as Executive Director
July 14, 2014 NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) is pleased to announce the appointment…
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Iranian Journalist Gets 50 Lashes and 2 Years in Prison for 'Propaganda'
Originally posted at: http://mashable.com/2014/07/09/iranian-journalist-50-lashes-2-years-in-prison/ BY LORENZO FRANCESCHI-BICCHIERAI Iran is sending yet another journalist to prison. Marzieh Rasouli, an arts and culture…
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Life and Death: Survivor Accounts from Iran’s Kurdish Regions Post-Revolution
(July 1, 2014) – This witness statement compilation serves as a companion package to Haunted Memories: The Islamic Republic’s Executions…
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