Witness Statements
Witness Statements
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Witness Statement of Mehdi Nozar
(October 15, 2013) – In this witness testimony, Mehdi Nozar – a legal expert in the Cultural Heritage Organization and…
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Witness Testimony of Omidreza Pourmohammadali Farashah
(September 30, 2013) - In this witness statement, Omidreza Pourmohammadali Farashah – a blogger and Green Movement activist – discusses…
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Witness Statement of Zaynab Bayazidi
(September 30, 2013) -- In her first, full-length witness interview since her escape from Iran, former political prisoner Zaynab Bayazidi--a…
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Witness Testimony of Majid Tamjidi: arrest and imprisonment of a post-June 2009 protester
In this witness testimony, Majid Tamjidi—a former prisoner from Evin prison’s Ward 209 and Ward 350—discusses his efforts to organize…
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Witness Statement of Mohammad Shams
Mohammad Shams, a young political opposition supporter, describes his arrest, detention and torture after he participated in demonstrations protesting the…
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Witness Statement: Maryam Sabri
Maryam Sabri, a participant in demonstrations protesting the 2009 presidential election in Iran, describes her arrest, detention and repeated rape…
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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: Mahdis
“Mahdis” was a student activist and a follower of Ayatollah Kazemeyni Borujerdi. She participated in the Student Day demonstrations of…
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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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