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Iran: Dozens of women ill-treated and at risk of long jail terms for peacefully protesting compulsory veiling
A warning by Iranian police that women could be jailed for up to a decade for joining protests against compulsory…
February 26, 2018
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Iran: Authorities refuse to release Canadian-Iranian academic’s body for independent autopsy in “callous cover-up”
In response to reports that the Iranian authorities have said they will refuse to release the body of the Canadian-Iranian…
February 12, 2018
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Iran: Easing of deadly drugs laws may spare hundreds from gallows
Responding to news today that Iran will implement amended drugs laws and remove capital punishment for some drug trafficking offenses,…
January 10, 2018
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Iran: Investigate reports of protester deaths in custody Â
The Iranian authorities must immediately investigate reports that at least five people have died in custody following a crackdown on…
January 9, 2018
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Iran: Stop increasingly ruthless crackdown and investigate deaths of protesters
Iranian authorities must ensure the right to peaceful protest, investigate reports that security forces have unlawfully used firearms against unarmed…
January 4, 2018
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Iran: Arrest of human rights defender seeking truth about disappeared family members
The Iranian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release a human rights defender arrested from her home last night, who has…
September 11, 2017
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Iran’s shameful execution of man arrested at 15
Following today’s execution of Alireza Tajiki, a young Iranian man who was arrested, convicted and sentenced to death as a…
August 10, 2017
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Prisoner arrested at just 15 is hours away from execution in Iran
The Iranian authorities must halt the imminent execution of Alireza Tajiki, who was arrested as a child, said Amnesty International…
August 9, 2017
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Discriminatory Muslim Ban Again Defeated in Court
Following a ruling by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals blocking President Trump’s revised Muslim ban, Margaret Huang, executive director…
May 25, 2017
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Iran: Writer arrested in violent raid on her house following prison sentence for story about stoning
The Iranian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release writer and human rights activist Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee, following her arrest today,…
October 24, 2016
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Iran: 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman faces imminent execution after grossly unfair trial
The Iranian authorities must urgently halt their plans to execute Zeinab Sekaanvand, a 22-year-old Iranian-Kurdish woman who was arrested when…
October 11, 2016
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Iran: Writer facing imminent imprisonment for story about stoning
Iranian authorities must immediately repeal the conviction and sentence of Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee, a writer and human rights activist who…
October 6, 2016