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Iran-HRM – Iranian security forces attacked and arrested dozens of peaceful protesting workers of Azarab factory in the city of Arak, on October 20 and 21. The workers were from AzarAb Industries, a large manufacturing and construction company located in the city of Arak, in the western province of Markazi, 281 kilometers west of the capital city, Tehran. The workers …

Radiozamaneh – *This is the second part of the article Curious Case of  Persian Wikipedia.  In recent weeks, a lively debate started in the Iranian diaspora about the accuracy of Wikipedia articles and whether the Iranian state was using measures to impose censorship on its content through the volunteer writers. The conversation began in Social Media after a report on Open Democracy by …

Amnesty – A letter from activist Azam Jangravi to fellow activist Yasaman Aryani, who is currently in prison for defying Iran’s forced veiling laws. Hello Yasaman, I don’t know how to start and what to talk about, but I want to write a few lines for you. I didn’t know you until recently. I didn’t know who you are, where …

CHRI – Detained women’s rights activist Atefeh Rangriz has been on hunger strike in Gharchak Prison, south of Tehran, since October 16, 2019, to protest the Intelligence Ministry’s blocking of her release, a source with detailed knowledge of her case told the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI). In her open letter published by Persian media outlets on October 16, Rangriz said she …

CHRI – Iranian actress Matin Sotudeh was summoned to the Guidance Court in Tehran for her attire at the premiere of “Maskharehbaz” (English title: “A Hairy Affair”) in the capital city on October 10, 2019. Matin Sotudeh (middle) was dressed in a hijab and buttoned-up, long-sleeved tunic that was tucked into belted pants at her October 10 red-carpet appearance in Tehran. Sotudeh’s neck-covering hijab, with …