A Baha’i woman started serving a prison sentence and a Baha’i man was charged with national security crimes for his peaceful social media activities amidst the Iranian judiciary’s ongoing ...
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Kurdish Iranian political prisoner denied hospitalization for stomach tumor
Imprisoned for more than 25 years, Kurdish-Iranian political prisoner Mohammad Nazari has been denied hospitalization to receive tests for a tumor in his stomach, his lawyer told the Center ...
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Iran sentences rights defender jail and lashes
Human rights defender Nader Afshari has been sentenced to one year in prison and 74 lashes after being convicted of “disrupting public order” and “propaganda against the state
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Human Rights lawyer Mohammad Najafi facing prison sentence in Iran
Imprisoned human rights attorney Mohammad Najafi was sentenced to two more years in prison in Iran on January 22, 2019—bringing...
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Law student begins his prison term for social media posts
In a continuing assault on freedom of speech—particularly the peaceful expression of views critical....
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Member of Baha’i religious minority in Iran receives heavy prison sentence
Yekta Fahandej Saadi a member of Bahai community in Iran arrested was sentenced to 11 years prison. The verdict was issued....
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