Iran Human Rights

Iran Human Rights

My dad, held in Iran

Los Angeles Times: Seven years ago my father, Robert Levinson, was taken hostage while visiting Kish Island, Iran. He is currently the longest-held hostage in...
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Iran Human Rights

World should thank Iran for high execution rate, says Tehran official

Fox News: The Islamic republic's execution rate, which has soared to ghastly heights since self-described moderate Hassan Rouhani became president last year, should be viewed...
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Iran’s dervishes on hunger strike inside, outside prison

Radio Free Europe: It started on March 1 when one jailed dervish -- blogger and rights activist Kasra Nouri -- went on hunger strike to...
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Iran denies medical care to political prisoners

AFP: The International Federation for Human Rights on Thursday raised the alarm over what it termed the deliberate denial of medical care to sick political...
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Bahrain and Iran trade accusations at U.N. rights forum

Reuters: Bahrain accused Shi'ite Iran on Thursday of fomenting deadly violence in the kingdom, and a Tehran official accused the Sunni-ruled island state of...
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Iran orders man’s eyes to be gouged out after acid attack

New York Post: The mad mullahs of Iran have ruled that a man who poured acid on a young girl’s face should be punished by...
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US slams armed crackdowns on pro-democracy protests

AFP: In Tehran, where a new more open leadership came to power in August, US officials said "our conclusion is that we've seen little meaningful...
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Iran Human Rights

Power punishment & execution in Iran

Medium.com: Iran leads the world in per capita executions, and is one of the few countries which continues to publicly hang condemned individuals, creating...
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The Rising Cost of Food in Iran; Hidden Pressure on Large Families

The state-run magazine Niniban published a report on April 29 regarding rising food prices. The report stated: “This is...
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Four Decades of Bitter Narratives: May Day as a Day of Wrath, Not Celebration, for Iran’s Workers

Does International Workers’ Day represent a celebration of dignity and status for Iran’s labor force? Do they gather in...
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Iran Intensifies Pressure on Families of PMOI Prisoners Amid Expanding Crackdown

Iranian authorities have intensified pressure on the families of political prisoners and executed dissidents in recent weeks, with multiple...

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Transfer of a death-row political prisoner to solitary confinement in Urmia, Iran

Punitive transfer of death-row political prisoner Mehrab Abdollahzadeh to...
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Iran’s Regime Executes Baluch Political Prisoner Amer Ramesh

The Iranian regime, continuing its daily extrajudicial executions, executed...

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