France, Germany and the UK have summoned Iranian ambassadors in a coordinated diplomatic protest against Iran’s detention of dual nationals and its treatment of political prisoners.
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Torture more extensive than reported in Iran
On Sunday 20th of September, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) released a report detailing some of the torture experienced by Iranian activists who were arrested during ...
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Iranian journalist begins seven-year prison term on ‘National Security’ charges
Media freedom watchdogs have condemned the prison sentence handed to Iranian independent journalist Khosro Sadeghi Borojeni and urged the country's authorities to stop arbitrarily jailing members of the press.
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Women are fighting the misogyny of Iran’s mullahs
There were expressions of outrage and disgust internationally in August when a court in Iran sentenced a man to only nine years jail for beheading his 14-year-old daughter in ...
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Iran summons German envoy over tweet on executed wrestler
Iran on Monday summoned Germany’s ambassador following his embassy’s criticism of the execution last weekend of a wrestler after President Donald Trump asked for the 27-year-old man’s life to ...
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Why Nasrin Sotoudeh is on hunger strike to protest dire prison conditions in Iran
The prominent Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh has been on a hunger strike in Evin prison for almost a month in order to demand the release of the ...
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