Witness Testimony
Witness Testimony
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Witness Statement: Amir Atiabi
Amir Atiabi, who was a political prisoner in Iran, narrates his experiences during the summer of the 1988 when thousands…
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Witness Statement: Arash Sigarchi
Arash Sigarchi, a journalist and blogger, was arrested in 2004 for his allegedly illegal blogging activities. In this witness statement,…
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Witness Statement: Ali Afshari
Ali Afshari, a political analyst, human rights advocate and former leader of the student movement in Iran, describes his numerous…
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Witness Statement: Bahman Rahbari
Bahman Rahbari was arrested in 1980 in connection with an attempt by military officers to overthrow the newly installed Islamic…
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Witness Statement: Ensafali Hedayat
Ensafali Hedayat is an independent journalist who has reported extensively on human rights violations, particularly in the Iranian provinces of…
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Witness Statement: Fariba Davoodi Mohajer
Fariba Davoodi Mohajer Tehrani is a writer, journalist and prominent Iranian women’s rights activist. She was one of the founders…
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Witness Statement: Mohsen Sazegara
Mohsen Sazegara is a political analyst, writer and a founder of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps who later supported Iranian…
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Witness Statement: Shahram Rafizadeh
Shahram Rafizadeh is a poet, investigative journalist and blogger. On September 7, 2004, Rafizadeh was arrested allegedly because of his…
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Witness Statement: Shahrara
Shahrara was convicted for her political activities in 1983 when she was sixteen years old. She was not released from…
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Witness Statement: Hassan Zarezadeh Ardeshir
Hassan Zarezadeh Ardeshir is a human rights activist and journalist who has written extensively on human rights and politics in…
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