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Human rights

Iranians ‘No Longer Willing to Stay Quiet’

VOA - When Aida Ghajar saw a tweet that a young woman was in a coma after being taken into…

Iran Human Rights Warns of Fabricated Charges; Concerns for Condition of MirYousef Younesi

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) - Following the arrest of MirYousef Younesi, father of elite jailed student Ali Younesi, three of…

Iranian Lawyers Warn Judiciary Over Defendant’s Rights Abuses

RFL/RE - A group of 45 Iranian lawyers and law professors has published an open letter objecting to the deprivation of fundamental…

Iranians Rally Behind Executed Poultry Worker, Kids’ Coach

RFL/RE - While Mohammad Hosseini's execution was intended as a message from Tehran that involvement in ongoing antiestablishment protests will…

Fact Check: The Islamic Republic Really Empowered Iranian Women?

Iranwire - In a January 10 interview on Iranian state TV, Kazem Gharibabadi, deputy head of the judiciary for international affairs and…

Dr. Jamaloddin Mostaghimi: A Baha’i Doctor and Educator and Iran’s “Father of Anatomy”

Iranwire - Health workers play a critical role in society, for example by serving at the frontlines in protecting people…

German Lawmakers Call For Release Of Baha’i Jailed In Iran

Iranwire - Two German lawmakers have joined together to politically sponsor a member of Iran's persecuted Baha'i religious minority who…

Blinding As A Weapon Of War

Iranwire - Hundreds of Iranians have sustained severe eye injuries after being hit by pellets, tear gas cannisters, paintball bullets…

Tehran University Tries New Measure To Enforce Hijab Law

Iranwire - Tehran University vows to enforce new regulation that punishes women students who do not abide to the Islamic…

Arshia Takdastan Sentenced to Death

Iran-HRM - Arshia Takdastan is an 18-year-old citizen from Nowshahr, north of Iran. Arshia was born on June 13, 2004.…