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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

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Iran: Shameful 16-year-sentence for Narges Mohammadi a devastating blow to human rights

In response to the news that the 16-year prison sentence against prominent human rights defender Narges Mohammadi, who is critically…

September 28, 2016

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Amnesty International welcomes release of Dr. Homa Hoodfar from prison in Iran

Amnesty International Canada welcomes the release of Dr. Homa Hoodfar from Iranian prison after more than three and a half…

September 27, 2016

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Iraq: Executions will not eliminate security threats

The execution of 36 men in Iraq yesterday marks an alarming rise in the authorities’ use of the death penalty…

August 22, 2016

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Women’s rights activists treated as enemies of the state in renewed crackdown in Iran

Iranian authorities have intensified their repression of women’s rights activists in the country in the first half of this year,…

August 9, 2016

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Hanging of teenager in Iran shows authorities’ brazen disregard for international law

A teenager was executed in Iran after being convicted of the rape of another boy, the first confirmed execution of…

August 2, 2016

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Iran is putting political prisoners’ lives at risk by denying them medical care

Iran’s authorities are callously toying with the lives of prisoners of conscience and other political prisoners by denying them adequate…

July 15, 2016

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Wrongfully imprisoned Kurdish human rights defender’s life hangs in the balance in Iran

The life of a wrongfully imprisoned Iranian Kurdish human rights defender and journalist rests in the Iranian authorities’ hands, said…

June 2, 2016

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16-year-sentence against critically ill human rights defender in Iran signals all-out repression

The shocking 16-year prison sentence against prominent human rights defender Narges Mohammadi, who has several serious, chronic illnesses, represents an…

May 19, 2016

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Teenager tortured into confessing is days away from execution in Iran

The Iranian authorities must urgently halt the scheduled execution this Sunday of a teenager who was just 15 years old…

May 12, 2016

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Overdue release of artist in Iran must be followed by freedom for other prisoners of conscience 

The release of Iranian artist and activist Atena Farghadani yesterday is a long-overdue step towards righting the injustice against her…

May 4, 2016