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IOPHR’s Statement regarding the Dire Health Condition of Teachers’ Rights Activist Mr. Hashem Khastar

Shabtabnews – IOPHR issued a statement regarding the Dire Health Condition of Teachers’ Rights Activist Mr. Hashem Khastar. The statement declared: “Once again, the IOPHR would like to draw the attention of all international organisations to the plight of prisoners of conscience and political prisoners in Iranian prisons, especially Mr. Hashem Khastar – the imprisoned teacher and activist, who has …

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Iran road accident involving three cars kills at least 14, including 8 children

Al-Arabia – A road accident in southeastern Iran on Tuesday killed at least 14 people, including eight children, an Iranian semi-official news agency reported. There were no details as to what caused the accident. The crash involved three cars, the report said, and also left 11 people injured. For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or …

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U.S. Condemns Attacks Against Saudi Territory From ‘Iranian-Aligned’ Groups

RFL/RE – The U.S. State Department says Secretary of State Antony Blinken has “strongly condemned” recent attacks against Saudi territory from “Iranian-aligned groups” in the region, and discussed cooperation to end the war in Yemen in a call with Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister. During his March 22 conversation with Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Blinken also “reiterated our commitment to …

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Open Letter from Political Prisoners: The Government is Afraid of Us

Iranwire – Eighteen political prisoners detained in Rajaei Shahr Prison in Karaj have published an open letter protesting the authorities’ recent deportation and transfer of political prisoners and filing new cases against them. In the letter, the prisoners of conscience refute recent claims by judiciary head Ebrahim Raeesi that prisoners’ rights are upheld in Iran. These statements, they say, were …

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Medical Negligence in Prisons Violates Iran’s Domestic Laws

Iranwire – The recent news that Iranian journalist and political activist Mohammad Nourizad had threatened suicide and had harmed himself in prison as a protest against being denied treatment for heart disease has again highlighted the appalling human rights violations that routinely take place in Iran’s prisons. The journalist’s lawyer, Mohammad Hossein Aghasi, told IranWire’s sister site Journalism is Not …

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