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Month: June 2017

Poor Food Program in Tabriz Central Prison

HRANA News Agency – Since more than a month and a half ago, the diet which “includes cheese for breakfast,…

Iran: Prisoner Hanged on Murder Charges

Iran Human Rights -A prisoner was reportedly hanged at Khorramabad Central Prison (Lorestan province, western Iran) on Tuesday June 6.…

Barbaric Terrorist Attacks in Iran No Excuse for Crackdown on Civil Liberties

CHRI—The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) strongly condemns the terrorist attacks in Tehran on June 7 that took…

Political Activist Detained Without Charge Subjected to “Illegal” Interrogations in Evin Prison

  CHRI- Ailing political activist Hengameh Shahidi, who has been on hunger strike in Evin Prison since March 16, 2017 to…

Iranian Political Prisoner With Multiple Sclerosis Refused Medical Furlough

CHRI -Imprisoned music producers Mehdi Rajabian and his brother Hossein Rajabian refused to return to Evin Prison after the judiciary…

Teaching of gender equality sparks infighting in Iran

Al-monitor - A UN-devised global education agenda known as Education 2030 proved to be one of the biggest challenges for incumbent Hassan…

Iran struck by first Islamic State attacks

Al-monitor - Iranians experienced almost six hours of terror on June 7, as terrorists attacked two important sites in the…

Qatar in talks with Iran to secure food and water supplies

PayvandNews - An official in Doha says Qatar has started talks with Iran and Turkey to secure food and water…

Islamic State Claims Deadly Attacks on Iran Parliament, Tomb

VOA - The Islamic State group claimed a pair of attacks Wednesday on Iran's parliament and the shrine of Ayatollah…

Imprisoned Teachers’ Rights Activist Returned to Evin Prison After Three-Day Hospitalization

CHRI -  Esmail Abdi ended his hunger strike on June 6, 2017 after a "positive" meeting in Evin Prison, according…