Iran Human Rights

Iran Human Rights

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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Iran Human Rights

How to promote human rights in Iran

Council on Foreign Relations: As the United States and other countries focus on the Islamic Republic of Iran's nuclear ambitions, it is easy to ignore...
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Iran Human Rights

Iran’s rising executions dim U.N. hopes for reforms

Reuters: At least 80 people and perhaps as many as 95 have been executed in Iran already this year, a surge in the use...
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Iran Human Rights

Executions on rise in Iran: UN

AFP: "We are deeply concerned about the reported spike in executions in Iran since the beginning of this year," said Ravina Shamdasani, spokeswoman for the...
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Iran Human Rights

Report: Iran shuts down newspaper, detains editor

AP: A news agency in Iran says officials have detained the editor of a daily reformist newspaper after they shut it down on charge...
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Iran Human Rights

Lawmaker: ‘Moderate’ Iran muzzles press, prolongs war in Syria

The Hill: George Holding warned Monday that the Iranian leaders the Obama administration is dealing with in talks over Iran's nuclear weapons program are not...
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Iran Human Rights

Freedom house condemns Iran’s hanging of renowned poet

Radio Free Europe: Freedom House has condemned the execution in Iran of acclaimed poet and activist Hashem Shaabani. The watchdog said Shaabani, 32, was put to...
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Italian Parliament Conference Condemns Executions in Iran, Voices Support for NCRI

Italian lawmakers and human rights advocates gathered at the Italian Parliament on May 21 for a conference with Maryam...
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The Collapse of Investment in Iran, the Shutdown of Production, the Downward Spiral of Life

The collapse of investment in Iran means the halt of production, widespread unemployment, capital flight, the destruction of job...
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Inflation, Economic Crisis, and the Silent Collapse of Iran’s Middle Class

The state-run Khabar Fori website wrote on May 22 that the phenomenon of “poor billionaires” has become one of...

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More Than 300 Global Figures Urge UN Action Over Rising Executions in Iran

A coalition of more than 300 international legal experts,...
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