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A Brief Outlook on Upcoming Presidential and Local Elections in Iran
Iran’s presidential and municipal elections, scheduled for May 19, will be held with the familiar pattern of candidate disqualification seen…
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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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March 2016 report of the Special Rapporteur 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 thirty…
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Infographic: Capital Punishment in Iran – 2015
IHRDC’s final update of its chart of executions carried out by the Iranian government in 2015 counts 966 executions, an…
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Infographic: Moharebeh Executions in 2015
Article 183 of the Islamic Penal Code defines moharebeh as the use of “weapons to cause terror and fear or…
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IHRDC Chart of Executions by the Islamic Republic of Iran – 2016
This chart documents executions of people by the Islamic Republic of Iran beginning in January 2016. The official announcements are…
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Alleged Juvenile Offender at Risk of Imminent Execution
(October 12, 2015) –The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) has learned that the execution of Fatemeh Salbehi, a woman…
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Infographic: Incarceration in Iran
This infographic examines statistics related to the state of Iran’s prison system and the broader implications of the Iranian judiciary’s…
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Joint Letter from Twelve International Human Rights Organizations: End the Death Penalty for Drug Offenses
Dear member states and observers, The UN Human Rights…
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Qisas: A Law for Injustice
In this commentary, IHRDC Legal Advisor Hossein Raeesi analyzes a murder case and the court documents corresponding thereto, which reveal…
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