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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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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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The Problem of Political Crimes in Iranian Law
This article examines the concept of political crimes in the legal framework of Iran. While the Iranian Constitution provides special…
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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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Memorandum on Election Law
This is a memorandum on “free and fair” election standards to determine whether the events surrounding the election in Iran…
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Mykonos-Urteil
A german tribunal finds several accomplices guilty of the assassination of opposition leaders in Berlin. Most of the victims were…
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Ministers of Murder: Iran's new security cabinet
H U MAN RIGHTS WATC H Ministers of Murder: Iran 's New Security Cabinet introduction 1 Pour-Mohammadi and the i988…
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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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IHRDC Urges Iran to Release Opposition Leaders
March 1, 2011 NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT – The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) is concerned about the safety of…
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Speaking For The Dead: Survivor Accounts of Iran’s 1988 Massacre
This report is a collection of witness statements documenting the experiences of five female prisoners in connection with the Islamic…
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