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Two Iranian political prisoners sentenced to death amid rising execution rates

Two political prisoners held in Tehran's Evin Prison have been sentenced to death as Iran's execution rates continue to soar in the wake of the 2022 uprising. The charges ...
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34 Iran women prisoners on hunger strike: jailed Nobel peace laureate

"Today, on the 15th September 2024, 34 female political prisoners in Evin Prison have gone on a hunger strike in commemoration of the second anniversary of the 'Woman, Life, ...
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Political Prisoner Self-Immolates in Iran Prison

Political prisoner Kazem Alinejad set himself on fire in Iran's notorious Evin prison, according to reports received by IranWire. Alinejad was taken to Taleghani Hospital in Tehran for treatment ...
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US arrests Iranian dual national over UAV technology exportsanda mission

In an escalation of US efforts to block Iran from acquiring sensitive military technology, Gholam Reza Goodarzi, a 76-year-old dual US-Iranian citizen, was arrested at George Bush International Airport. ...
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Iranian activist sentenced to 12 years for tweeting a single dot

Hossein Shanbehzadeh, an Iranian writer and activist, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for tweeting a single dot in response to a tweet by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ...
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Iranian journalist faces backlash for exposing government security flaw

An Iranian journalist who exposed a security flaw in a key government online system has become the target of legal action launched by the Ministry of Roads and Urban ...
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