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Witness Statement of Soma Kamangar
In this IHRDC witness statement, Soma Kamangar – the daughter of former Komala party leader Sedigh Kamangar – recounts her…
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Iran Tribunal – International People’s Tribunal – Findings of the Truth Commission
Findings of the Truth Commission, Held 18th-22nd June, 2012 Download Attachments: pdf_en/NGO_Reports/report_of_the_truth_commission_122530227.pdf (ERROR)
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Perspective from IHRDC co-founder Payam Akhavan on UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's visit to the NAM conference in Tehran.
Tehran, Opposition Jostle for U.N. Chief’s Ear By FARNAZ FASSIHI BEIRUT-The Islamic Republic of Iran and its various opposition group…
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The Execution of Women in Iranian Criminal Law: an Examination of the Impact of Gender on Laws Concerning Capital Punishment in the New Islamic Penal Code
In this legal commentary from the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center, Maryam Hosseinkhah, writer and women's rights defender, examines the…
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Crimes against Children in Iran
(28 August 2012) -- In this legal commentary, Iranian human rights lawyer Mohammad Mostafaei analyzes the practice of juvenile execution…
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Arrest of Saeed Shirzad, a children’s rights activist, while aiding earthquake victims in East Azerbaijan
(23 August 2012) – According to reports obtained by the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC), Saeed Shirzad, an ethnic…
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Don't Mistake Iran's Brutality For Strength
It cannot be denied that hatred and violence are fundamental characteristics of political power in contemporary Iran. The highest per-capita rate…
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Resumption of torture of Ahwazi Arab political prisoners from Khalafabad (Ramshir) in Khuzestan after the imposition of death sentences
(17 August 2012) — The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) has learned through informed sources in Ahwaz that five…
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In Their Own Words: Human Rights Violations against Iran’s Kurdish Minority
(9 August 2012) -- The government of the Islamic Republic of Iran routinely violates domestic and international law in the…
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