Iran Human Rights

Iran Human Rights

Iran kills 16 in mass purge

Free Beacon: Iran reportedly carried out the mass execution of 16 prisoners incarcerated in the Qezel Hessar Prison in Karaj early Monday, prompting outrage from...
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Iran Human Rights

Iran’s secret massacre: the untold legacy

Medium.com: This summer marks the 26th anniversary of Iran’s massacre against political prisoners in 1988. The shock and terror inflicted on the Iranian nation wen...
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Iran Human Rights

Iran policeman gets 3 years over death of blogger

AP: ISNA quoted Giti Pourfazel, a lawyer hired by Beheshti's mother, as saying the sentence was too light considering the nature of the crime. "While journalists...
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Iran: New wave of attacks against journalists as repression escalates

Live News: The wave of repression which intensified after the disputed presidential election in 2009 has reached new highs over the past few months. The...
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Iran Human Rights

Iran rejects State Dept.’s Religious Freedom Report

UPI: Iran has fired back at the U.S. for its characterization of Iran in the State Department's newly released 'International Religious Freedom Report for 2013'...
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Iran Human Rights

US concerned by Iranian arrests of journalists

AP: The top U.S. nuclear negotiator says she is concerned by reports Iran has arrested four journalists, including three Americans. Wendy Sherman says Tehran should...
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Iran Human Rights

Iranian author, poet sentenced to death for human rights work

Clarion Project: Arzhang Davoodi, an Iranian human rights activist has been sentenced to death by the regime after 11 years imprisonment. Neither he, nor his lawyer...
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Iran Human Rights

Iran confirms it is holding 4 journalists

AP: Iran confirmed on Friday that it has detained four journalists, including a reporter for The Washington Post and two freelance photographers, but did...
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Tensions Rise Between France and Iran’s Regime

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