Jailed Iranian activist Mousivand Reportedly on new hunger strike
Jailed Iranian political activist Behnam Mousivand has reportedly gone on another hunger strike to protest the conditions of his detention.
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Workers’ rights activist Kamyar Fakoor sentenced to Three Years
Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court sentenced workers’ rights activist Kamyar Fakoor to three years in prison. If the verdict is confirmed on appeal, ...
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Teacher Union Activist Ahmad Taghavi Sentenced to Prison
Branch 103 of the Criminal Court of Abhar has sentenced teacher union activist Ahmad Taghavi (Naghavi) to one year in prison.
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Iranian rights journalist receive death threats in prison
A prominent Iranian human rights advocate, Narges Mohammadi, and photojournalist Alieh Motalebzadeh have received death threats while in prison amid a worsening situation for political ...
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Teacher union activist Majid Karimi arrested in Sanandaj
On Tuesday, May 31, 2022, security forces arrested teacher union activist Majid Karimi in Sanandaj City and transferred him to an unidentified location.
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Iran sends two activists back to jail
Two Iranian activists have been returned to jail on suspicion of “plotting against national security” while on provisional release, media in the Islamic republic said ...
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Father says jailed Iranian activist halts hunger strike as condition ‘Critical’
The father of jailed Iranian activist Behnam Mousivand says his son has ended a 16-day hunger strike to protest his brutal treatment by prison guards ...
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Iran’s government should respect and not crush—workers’ rights
On the eve of International Workers’ Day, state security forces in Iran have been summoning, arresting and harassing activists to prevent them from protesting on ...
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Iranian IRGC intelligence detains Kurd activists on Labour Day
The Intelligence Organisation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) arrested seven labor and women’s rights Kurd activists in Baneh, Kurdistan province, on 26 April.
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Iran sentences teacher for peaceful activism
An Iranian court has sentenced a teachers’ union activist to a total of five years in prison after rare protests by education workers, a human ...
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Iran sentences teacher in growing crackdown
An Iranian court has sentenced a teachers' union activist to a total of five years in prison after rare protests by education workers, a human ...
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