Right to Protest
Right to Protest
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Unleashed Violence: Repression of Protests in Kurdish Areas of Iran
Reader advisement: Some of the information and imagery in this report is very graphic and some people might find…
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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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Protests against Acid Attacks on Women in Isfahan
(October 22, 2014) — Following several acid attacks targeting women in Isfahan, which has caused panic in Iran’s third largest…
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IHRDC makes oral submissions in Zahra Kazemi case
IHRDC makes oral submissions in case involving murder of Iranian-Canadian photojournalist; result could open door for redress for other victims…
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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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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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Deadly Fatwa: Iran’s 1988 Prison Massacre
This report documents and analyzes the Iranian government’s massacre of political prisoners in 1988. Pursuant to a fatwa issued by…
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Witness Statement: Fariborz Baghai
In this witness statement, Fariborz Baghai, a Tudeh Party leader, describes his imprisonment from 1981 to 1993 and in particular…
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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: Mahmoud Roghani
In this witness statement, Mahmoud Roghani describes his imprisonment in Iran from 1983 to 1989. Roghani was a member of…
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