Iran Human Rights

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Six Iranians arrested after posting ‘Happy’ on YouTube

AFP - Police said on Tuesday they had arrested six Iranians suspected of posting a version of US singer Pharrell Williams's hit song "Happy" on...
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Political opponent hanged for backing opposition group

Free Beacon: Gholamreza Khosravi, a 49-year-old Iranian political dissident, was hanged in prison early Sunday due to his support for the People’s Mujahideen Organization of...
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US renews concerns over number of Iran executions

AFP: The United States on Monday voiced renewed concerns about the "large" number of executions in Iran, the day after political prisoner, Gholamreza Khosravi Savadjani was...
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Iran execution a reprisal for prison unrest: opposition

AFP: Iran on Sunday executed a political prisoner. Gholamreza Khosravi Savadjani was convicted of "waging war against God" (moharebeh) by helping the People's Mujahedeen Organisation of...
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Iran announces execution of dissident for ‘enmity against God’

Fox News: The execution of Gholamreza Khosravi Savajani  for "enmity against God" was announced Sunday on the website of Tehran's Revolutionary Prosecutor's office, according to Ali Safavi,...
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Amnesty says Iranian dissident faces imminent execution

Reuters: Amnesty International urged Iran on Saturday not to execute a political dissident convicted of "enmity against God" in what it said had been...
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Kerry calls for American held in Iran to be freed

AFP: Secretary of State John Kerry called on Iran on Monday to release a former US Marine "unjustly" held for nearly three years. Amir Hekmati was...
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Imprisoned ex-US Marine seeks Iran retrial

AP: An Iranian news agency is reporting that a former U.S. Marine convicted of working for the CIA has appealed for a new trial. ISNA...
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