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USCIRF Releases New Report Highlighting Religious Freedom in Pakistan

Shabtabnews – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following new report: Pakistan Country Update – This report examines religious freedom conditions and the growing intolerance for religious diversity fueled by extremism and existing problematic Pakistani legislation, citing recent attacks against religious minorities in the country. Religious minorities or anyone who interprets or practices their faith …

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Relatives Of People Killed In 1988 Mass Executions In Iran Outraged By Changes Made At Cemetery

RFL/RE – The families of victims of mass executions in Iran in 1988 have expressed outrage over construction and other changes made at the Khavaran cemetery, which they believe holds the remains of their loved ones. A letter signed by nearly 800 members of the victims’ families and sent to Javid Rahman, the UN’s special rapporteur on the human rights situation in …

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Iran Arrests 10 Alleged Islamic State Militants On Suspicion Of Plotting Attacks On Religious Processions

RFL/RE – Iran says it has arrested 10 militants affiliated with the extremist Islamic State (IS) group who were planning to carry out attacks on religious processions during the Islamic month of Muharram, which started on July 30. In a statement on August 4, Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence identified the people arrested as “Takfiri-Zionist terrorists” and accused Israel of hiring …

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Why Baluchi Children are Being Robbed of an Education

Iranwire – By most agreed international measures, the province of Sistan and Baluchistan is one of Iran’s poorest and most deprived. The impact of this on how children experience their formative years has been the subject of repeated coverage over the years. Less attention, however, has been paid to the state of education in the province. A large proportion of school-age children …

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‘She’s My Comrade-in-Arms’: Iranian Blogger’s Mother Sent to Prison

Iranwire – The mother of Soheil Arabi, a photojournalist, blogger and former political prisoner of conscience, has been sent to Evin Prison to begin serving an 18-month custodial sentence. Farangis Mazlum, 55, was summoned to Evin Prison’s Judgement Enforcement Unit on Tuesday. Last October a deputy prosecutor declined to imprison her due to her age and asked for a doctor’s note to excuse …

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