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Iran sentences two women’s rights activists to total of 15 years in prison

Al-Arabia - Iran has sentenced two women’s rights activists to a total of 15 years in prison, Iranian media reported.…

Iran summons German ambassador over EU criticism of journalist’s execution: Media

Al-Arabia - ran has summoned the ambassador of Germany, current holder of the European Union’s rotating presidency, over EU criticism…

Iran Executes Opposition Journalist Ruhollah Zam In ‘Barbaric’ Act

Radiofarda - Iran has executed dissident journalist Ruhollah Zam, a former exile in France whose online work helped inspire nationwide…

Two Decades Later, Still No Justice For Iran’s ‘Chain Murders’ Of Intellectuals

RFL/RE - On November 20, 1998, journalist and translator Majid Sharif left his mother's home in Tehran for a run.…

Ali Younesi, Amir Hossein Moradi under pressure to make forced confessions

Iran-HRM - Ali Younesi, Amir Hossein Moradi under pressure to make forced confessions Ali Younesi and Amir Hossein Moradi are…

14 prisoners on dry hunger strike in the Central Prison of Urmia

Iran-HRW -14 prisoners started a dry hunger strike in the Central Prison of Urmia on the morning of Wednesday, December 9. They…

Iran: Dissident Executed on Vague Charges

(HRW) – Iranian authorities executed a prominent dissident and journalist on December 12, 2020, after convicting him on vague national security charges,…

Iran court hands ‘Zombie Angelina Jolie’ Sahar Tabar 10 years in jail

Al-Arabia - A court in Iran has reportedly handed Sahar Tabar, an Iranian girl who posted distorted pictures of herself…

Lawyer Remembers Last Meeting With Executed Journalist

iranwire.com - The Iranian journalist Ruhollah Zam was executed on the morning of December 12, 2020. He was charged with treason…

Execution of Dissident Journalist Ruhollah Zam is a Crime and Iran Authorities Must be Held Accountable

Iran Human Rights ((HR) - Ruhollah Zam, the director of the AmadNews Telegram channel, was executed in an unknown location…