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Censorship Procedures in the Islamic Republic of Iran (PDF Guide )
Censorship takes many forms in the Islamic Republic of Iran. From regulations establishing specific censorship procedures to extra-legal measures taken…
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IHRDC Releases Documentary — “A Culture of Intimidation: The Islamic Republic and the Press”
(May 29, 2015) -- Last month, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI), Javad Zarif,…
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Video Witness Statement of Babak Khorram Khorshid
In this video witness statement, Babak Khorram Khorshid, an actor and writer, reflects on changes in social life in Iran…
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Why Iran Is Banning Instagram
Originally posted at: http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/why-iran-is-banning-instagram Written by BEN RICHMOND May 23, 2014 // 04:21 PM EST Instagram has long enjoyed something…
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IHRDC makes oral submissions in Zahra Kazemi case
IHRDC makes oral submissions in case involving murder of Iranian-Canadian photojournalist; result could open door for redress for other victims…
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Special Rapporteur’s March 2014 report on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran to the UN…
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IRI authorities censor political advertisements pertaining to tomorrow’s presidential election
(June 13, 2013) -- The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) has learned that significant portions of the second documentary…
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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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Witness Statement of Saeed Pourheydar
(March 5, 2013) -- In this witness statement and short video testimony, Saeed Pourheydar—an Iranian journalist now living in exile—discusses…
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All you need to know: A Quick Breakdown of Findings from Dr. Ahmed Shaheed’s Latest Report to the UN Human Rights Council (February 2013)
(March 1, 2013) — Dr. Ahmed Shaheed, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of…
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