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Raids and harassment of activists continue in last week of Iran’s presidential race
(June 11, 2013) -- The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) has received confirmation of reports that offices belonging to…
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An Iranian Human Rights Lawyer’s Perspective on the Forthcoming Presidential Election
A member of the Fars Province Bar Association discusses the current political climate among legal professionals and ordinary citizens in…
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Ahead of Iranian presidential election, arrests and restrictions on Internet access
In Iran, tensions have risen ahead of next week’s presidential election. A human rights group says several campaign staffers and…
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Witness Statement of Farshid
In this witness statement, Farshid—a gay Iranian man—discusses his arrest and subsequent rape by the Iranian authorities, and his expulsion…
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Civil Society Activists and Campaign Staffers Arrested As Iran’s Presidential Election Approaches
(June 5, 2013) — The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) has learned that several campaign staffers and members of…
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IHRDC Commends Canada’s Parliament for Adoption of Motion on 1988 Massacre
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center Commends Canada’s Parliament for Recognizing the 1988 Prison Massacre in the…
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IHRDC Urges Canada's Parliament to Recognize the 1988 Prison Massacre as Constituting Crimes against Humanity
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center Urges Canada’s Parliament to Recognize the 1988 Prison Massacre in the…
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Why Iranian Women Can’t Have Any of It
Originally published at http://opencanada.org/features/the-think-tank/comments/why-iranian-women-cant-have-any-of-it/ In recent weeks, the political theater of women registering as presidential candidates in the Islamic Republic of Iran, followed…
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IHRDC on Al Jazeera Stream
Iranian web users are reporting slow internet speeds, difficulties accessing emails and faulty proxy servers in the lead up to…
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Violent Aftermath: The 2009 Election and Suppression of Dissent in Iran
This preliminary report documents and analyzes the regime’s brutal suppression of dissent after the June 12, 2009 presidential elections. Hours…
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