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Directive by Social Welfare Organization Bans Employment of Religious Minorities in Most Child Care Centers
A new directive issued by Iran’s Social Welfare Organization bans employment of religious minorities in kindergartens, except in child care…
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Unfair Trial of Mojtaba Dadashi and His Mistreatment in Sabzevar Prison
Mojtaba Dadashi, a political prisoner in Sabzevar, is held alongside individuals convicted of common crimes, according to a source familiar…
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Universal Periodic Review: Submission concerning the Islamic Republic of Iran
JOINT SUBMISSION MADE BY THE FAMILY MEMBERS OF ARBITRARILY DETAINED FOREIGN AND DUAL NATIONALS MARCH 2019 SUBMITTED BY…
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Forty-two Iranian and International NGOs call on Human Rights Council Member States to Renew the Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran
TO: Member states of the United Nations Human Rights Council Your Excellency, We, the undersigned Iranian and international…
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Controlled and Pursued: Labor Activism in Contemporary Iran
December 14, 2018 The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) has released its latest report, Controlled and Persecuted: Labor…
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Arrests Reported Across Several Cities
August 3, 2018 Reports received by the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) indicate that numerous protesters were arrested yesterday…
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Iran Human Rights Documentation Center Granted Consultative Status at ECOSOC
April 18, 2018 Yesterday the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) voted to grant…
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A New Wave of Arrests in Iran
(February 1, 2018) Reports from Iran indicate that intelligence officials arrested at least five activists today. Behnam Mousivand, Saeed Eqbal,…
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Ahmad Reza Jalali, Iranian Scientist Residing in Sweden, Sentenced to Death in an Unfair Trial
(October 26, 2017) Ahmad Reza Jalali, an Iranian scientist residing in Sweden, has been sentenced to death by the Iranian…
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