Witness Testimony
Witness Testimony
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Witness Statement of Alireza Kiani
In this witness statement, Alireza Kiani—a student activist—discusses his involvement in different student activist organizations in Iran and his arrest,…
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Witness Statement of Foad Sojoodi Farimani
(July 30, 2013) - In this witness statement, Foad Sojoodi Farimani – a former PhD student at Amir-Kabir Industrial University…
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Witness Testimony of Habib Farahzadi: a student activist and law graduate
(July 3, 2013) – In this witness statement, Habib Farahzadi–a student activist and law graduate now living in exile–discusses his…
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Witness Testimony of Majid Tamjidi: arrest and imprisonment of a post-June 2009 protester
In this witness testimony, Majid Tamjidi—a former prisoner from Evin prison’s Ward 209 and Ward 350—discusses his efforts to organize…
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Video Witness Testimony of Arian Moradzadeh: a political prisoner from the 1980s
Arian Moradzadeh--a former political prisoner--was arrested for being a member of a Marxist group in June 1981 in Tabriz, Iran.
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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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Witness Statement of Jalel Sherhani
In this witness statement, Jalel Sherhani—a 44 year old Ahwazi Arab now residing outside of Iran—describes the plight of the…
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Witness Statement of Rebin Rahmani: A Kurdish Activist
In this witness statement, Rebin Rahmani—a Kurdish rights activist—discusses his activism at university in Iran, including his research on the…
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Witness Statement of Hamed Khajeheian: A Sufi Persecuted
(April 1, 2013) -- In recent months, the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) has received reports of increased persecution…
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In memory of Marjan Ahouraee: an Iranian transsexual refugee
(April 9, 2013) — According to reports from UNHCR (the UN Refugee Agency) the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) ranks third out…
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