Iran Human Rights

Iran Human Rights

Rape, torture and lies

The Globe and Mail: Canadian photojournalist Zahra Kazemi was savagely beaten, tortured and raped while in Iranian custody in 2003, according to an emergency-room...
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Iran Human Rights

Pettigrew targets Iran rights record

Toronto Star: Canada's foreign affairs minister will today demand that Iran take action to improve its record on human rights. "The human rights violations...
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Imprisoned Iranian Pastor may Face Death Penalty

Christian Today: A military court in Iran has sentenced Christian pastor Hamid Pourmand to jail for three years and has ordered his immediate transfer...
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Iran: Dissident Wins Award for Besieged Writers

Human Rights Watch: The Iranian author Taqi Rahmani, who has spent a total of 17 years in prison, was awarded a Hellman/Hammett grant for...
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A journalist banned from working for two years, a daily suspended and nine journalists summoned

Reporters Without Borders: Reporters Without Borders condemned government hounding of the press after an independent journalist was given a six-month suspended sentence, a daily...
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Iran Human Rights

Iranian journalist banned from work

AFP: An Iranian journalist has been banned from working for two years and given a six months suspended jail term over a magazine article,...
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Iran Human Rights

U.S. issues damning human rights report on Iran

Iran Focus: Washington, Feb. 28 – The United States issued a damning report today on Iran's human rights violations as part of its 2004...
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Iran Human Rights

Father and son sentenced to death in Iran

Iran Focus: Tehran, Feb. 27 – A middle-aged man and his teenage son are facing imminent execution after Iran's Supreme Court upheld the death...
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The Gallows: The Real Story of Iran Behind the Oslo Ceremony

In an article published on June 8, the Norwegian newspaper Fædrelandsvennen sought to draw public attention to a different...
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Lebanese President Expresses Clear Opposition to Iran’s Regime

Recent remarks by Lebanese President Joseph Aoun regarding the role of Iran's regime in developments in Lebanon have received...
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Rationing and Sharp Increases in Bread Prices Across Iran

The livelihood crisis and intensifying economic pressures in Iran have now affected one of the most basic daily necessities...

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