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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 Testimony: Arash Sigarchi
A Journalist’s challenges In this video, Arash Sigarchi, a journalist, blogger and former editor of “Gilan-e Emrouz” newspaper in Rasht,…
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Silencing the Women’s Rights Movement in Iran
This report examines the Islamic Republic’s attempt to dismantle the women’s rights movement leading up to and following the June…
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Witness Statement: Saye Sky
Saye Sky: A lesbian rap musician describes the persecution she suffered that forced her to flee Iran and seek refuge…
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Witness Statement: Tania Ahmadi Kaliji
Ahmadi Kaliji is a web blogger, and a vocal and outspoken critic of Iran’s death penalty. Her articles criticizing the…
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Witness Statement: Soraya
“Soraya” is a young mother of two who converted to Christianity more than a decade ago. In her witness statement,…
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Witness Statement: Ali Kantoori
Ali Kantoori, socio-political activist, describes his mistreatment and torture in solitary confinement in Evin prison due to his efforts to…
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Witness Statement: Mohsen Sazegara
Mohsen Sazegara is a political analyst, writer and a founder of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps who later supported Iranian…
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Witness Statement: Shahram Rafizadeh
Shahram Rafizadeh is a poet, investigative journalist and blogger. On September 7, 2004, Rafizadeh was arrested allegedly because of his…
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Witness Statement: Shahrara
Shahrara was convicted for her political activities in 1983 when she was sixteen years old. She was not released from…
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