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Open letter to release Iran’s female prisoners of conscience during pandemic
Call on Iran to Free its Imprisoned Female Prisoners of Conscience as Coronavirus Overtakes Prisons In this COVID-19 pandemic, Iran…
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Video Witness Statement of Popak Akhtari Rad
In this video witness statement, Popak Akhtari Rad, an Iranian author and artist, describes his experiences with censorship in Iran.…
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Is the Iranian Government Ignoring the Health Care Needs of Prisoners?
(January 22, 2016) -- Although it is a common problem for inmates in Iran, government negligence in the provision of…
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Witness Statement of Ahmad Hamid
In this witness statement, Ahmad Hamid, an Ahwazi Arab attorney who served as counsel to defendants in cases related to…
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Video Witness Statement of Ahmad Batebi
Ahmad Batebi is one of the most famous Iranian political prisoners of the post-revolutionary era. Batebi, a student activist at…
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Witness Statement of Isa Savari
In this witness statement, Isa Savari, an Ahwazi Arab civic and political activist, discusses his years as target of government…
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A Tour of Ward 2A of Evin Prison
Ward 2A of Evin Prison is under the control of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The ward is primarily…
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Witness Statement of Siamak Ghaderi: Accounts from a Journalist in Evin Prison
Siamak Ghaderi, a journalist and blogger, was arrested in 2010 on charges of participating in post-election protests. In addition to…
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Letter from Political Prisoners Held in Gohardasht, Evin and Orumiyeh Prisons to the UN Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed Regarding the Death Sentence of Saman Nasim
Saman Nasim during his televised confession in 2011 (Photo credit: HRANA) (February 17, 2015) – Last Friday, twenty Iranian political…
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Hunger Strike of 27 Kurdish Political Prisoners in Orumiyeh Central Prison
An entrance to Orumiyeh Central Prison (December 12, 2014) – The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) has received reports…
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