Right to an Attorney
Right to an Attorney
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Special Court for the Clergy: Raison d’être, Development, Structure and Function
In this legal commentary, Majid Mohammadi, a prolific scholar and expert on Iran’s system of government, examines the establishment, development…
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Witness Statement: Shadi Sadr
A first-hand witness account from prominent human rights activist and criminal defense attorney Shadi Sadr. Name: Shadi Sadr Place…
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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: Bahman Rahbari
Bahman Rahbari was arrested in 1980 in connection with an attempt by military officers to overthrow the newly installed Islamic…
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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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Mockery of Justice: The Framing of Siamak Pourzand
Mr. Siamak Pourzand, a journalist in his 70s, was abducted in November 2001 by IRI officials, held in a series…
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Ctrl+Alt+Delete: Iran’s Response to the Internet
This report documents Iran’s response to the rise of the Internet as a form of mass media. This response includes…
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Covert Terror: Iran’s Parallel Intelligence Apparatus
This report, together with the report Mockery of Justice: the Framing of Siamak Pourzand (2008), present a comprehensive picture of…
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A Legal Analysis on Violation of Rights in the Post-Election Events
In this legal commentary, Shadi Sadr, the prominent Iranian lawyer and women’s rights activist, examines the unlawful crackdown on dissent…
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Witness Testimony: Hassan Zarezadeh Ardeshir
Kidnapped by State: Hassan Zarezadeh Ardeshir, a human rights activist and journalist, and former spokesperson for the United Student Front,…
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