Iran Human Rights

Iran Human Rights

U.S. accuses Iran of violating human rights

Iran Focus: London, Mar. 12 - The U.S. State Department on Tuesday accused Iranian authorities of stepping up repression throughout the country in 2007....
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A life or death decision

The Independent: Mehdi Kazemi is a gay teenager from Iran. He sought sanctuary in Britain after his boyfriend was hanged for homosexuality. So why...
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Iran Human Rights

Brutal land where homosexuality is punishable by death

The Independent: The Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, did not bat an eyelid when he asserted at New York's Columbia university that there were no...
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Iran Human Rights

Iraq: Sunnis say Iran working to solidify economic control

RFE/RL: Even before his foot touched Iraqi soil, Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad had much to celebrate. His country has entrenched itself in the Iraqi...
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U.S.-Iranian reporter jailed in absentia in Iran

Reuters: Iran has jailed a U.S.-Iranian reporter in her absence for one year on charges including acting against national security, a news agency said...
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Iran Human Rights

Iran student activist sentenced to jail: report

AFP: An Iranian student activist has been sentenced to one year in prison for acting against national security, his lawyer told the ISNA news...
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Iran Human Rights

Iran: Activists condemn workers’ lashing sentences

RFE/RL: Labor rights activists and prominent human rights figures have condemned the lashing sentences that have been handed down in recent weeks to 11...
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Iran Human Rights

20 students arrested during protest in northern Iran

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 25 - Twenty students have been arrested at the Industrial University of Shahrood, northern Iran, in the course of...
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Restrictions, Pressure, and Detention of Families of Opponents of Iran’s Regime

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