Witness Testimony
Witness Testimony
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Witness Statement of Mahan
In this witness statement, Mahan, a gay Iranian, describes his arrest, detention and sentencing after he was arrested at a…
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Witness Statement of Akan
In this witness statement, Akan, a transgender Iranian who was routinely physically abused by his father, discusses the difficulties he…
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Witness Statement of Gholamreza Gholamhosseini: A labor union activist
(December 26, 2013) - In this witness statement, Gholamreza Gholamhosseini – a former bus driver – discusses his union activities…
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Witness Statement of Shiva: An Iranian Transsexual
(November 19, 2013) - In this witness statement, Shiva describes the abuse she was subjected to as a male to…
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Witness Statement of Mehdi Nozar
(October 15, 2013) – In this witness testimony, Mehdi Nozar – a legal expert in the Cultural Heritage Organization and…
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Witness Statement of Ehsan
(September 30, 2013) – In this witness statement, Ehsan—a homosexual Iranian—describes how the authorities discovered his sexual orientation after he…
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Witness Statement of Karim Dahimi
In this witness statement, Ahwazi Arab activist Karim Dahimi discusses his two arrests in 1992 and 2005, and the general…
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Witness Testimony of Omidreza Pourmohammadali Farashah
(September 30, 2013) - In this witness statement, Omidreza Pourmohammadali Farashah – a blogger and Green Movement activist – discusses…
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Witness Statement of Zaynab Bayazidi
(September 30, 2013) -- In her first, full-length witness interview since her escape from Iran, former political prisoner Zaynab Bayazidi--a…
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Witness Statement of Saied Alboghbaysh
In this witness statement, Saied Alboghbaysh, a co-founder of the al-Hiwar Cultural Institute, discusses his arrest, detention and torture in…
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