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- Witness Testimony
Witness Statement of Khalegh Hamedzadeh
Khalegh Hamedzadeh was affiliated with a cultural organization that became a target of the Ministry of Intelligence, which accused him…
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Witness Statement of Saber Kakehassan
Filmmaker Saber Kakehassan was arrested four separate times for attempting to pursue his profession, serving a total of one year…
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Witness Statement of Yaser Goli
Student activist Yaser Goli was arrested twice--in 2006 and 2007--and subjected to torture at the Intelligence Office of Sanandaj. His…
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Witness Statement of Faegh Rourast
Faegh Rourast, a law student and brother-in-law of women's rights activist and current political prisoner Zaynab Bayazidi, was arrested in…
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The case of Kurdish Iranian death row prisoner Behruz Alakhani
(21 May 2012) — The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) has learned from an informed source close to the…
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Witness Statement of Jahangir Abdollahi
Former Tehran University student activist Jahangir Abdollahi shares the story of his arrest and detention for organizing a peaceful protest…
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Transfer of a Kurdish political prisoner in a dire health condition to an unknown location
(7 May 2012) – The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) has received reports from former prisoners at Rajaee Shahr…
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Witness Statement of Amjad Hossein Panahi
With one brother dead and two imprisoned--one of whom is on death row--Amjad Hossein-Panahi recounts the experiences of a Kurdish…
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Kurdish Iranian Death Row Prisoner Habibollah Golparipour Transferred to Semnan Prison, Denied Visitation from his Family
(13 April 2012) – As part of its ongoing investigation of human rights abuses against Kurdish activists in Iran, the…
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On the Margins: Arrest, Imprisonment and Execution of Kurdish Activists in Iran Today
(11 April 2012) – For decades, the Islamic Republic of Iran has led a targeted campaign of repression against Kurdish…
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