The UK-based British Council employee Aras Amiri was jailed in Iran for refusing to spy for the country’s Intelligence Ministry, her cousin, Mohsen Omrani, told the Center for Human ...
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Number of women political prisoners rising in Iran
A Tehran appeals court upheld a 7.5-year prison sentence against prominent political activist Hengameh Shahidi based on her social media posts in which she criticized former Chief Justice Sadegh ...
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Amirsalar Davoudi to be tried in Iran on four charges for peaceful activities
Detained defense attorney Amirsalar Davoudi is facing four charges for running a Telegram app channel for lawyers in Iran and giving interviews to foreign news organizations, attorney Vahid Farahani ...
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Civil activist seeking the truth about her family member sentenced in Iran
Raheleh Rahemipour has been demanding the truth about the fate of her nephew, the daughter of her executed brother. Raheleh has appeared on many occasions holding a poster with ...
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Revolutionary Guards rain down terror upon scientists
In early February 2018, Maryam Mombeini received a phone call asking her to come to Evin prison, the most feared place in Iran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Two ...
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Female activist in very poor health after nine months in Iran prison
Political activist Hengameh Shahidi is in poor health after a nine-month stint in solitary confinement, the Center...
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