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VOA – At a global press freedom conference last month, BBC chief Tony Hall made a point of praising journalists in his network’s Persian service for standing up to repeated harassment by Iran.  “I want to pay tribute again to their resilience, of them and their families, in the face of years of concerted intimidation,” Hall said at the London …

Radiozamaneh 0 Several Iranian teachers have gathered in protest in front of the Ministry of Education in Tehran and several other cities. Teacher’s Protest in front of the Ministry of Education. In Tehran, dozens of contractual teachers gathered in front of the Ministry of Education for the second day on Monday 5th of Aug, demanding permanent contracts. The spokesperson of the …

HRW – Iran’s latest crackdown on women has taken place in the quiet of a courtroom. On July 31, a court in Tehran sentenced three women – including a mother and daughter – to prison for protesting laws that make wearing a hijab compulsory. The three are among dozens arrested in the past two years for defying the government’s mandatory …

HRW – At least two environmental experts detained in Iran since January 2018 have likely embarked on a hunger strike to protest their continued detention after many months in legal limbo, Human Rights Watch said today. Authorities should ensure their adequate access to medical treatment.  They are among eight environmentalist experts detained for over 18 months without being provided with the evidence concerning …

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – Two prisoners were hanged at Dezful Prison on Mohrarebeh (waging war against God) charges Sunday. According to the Iranian media, two prisoners belonging to Iranian Arab minorities were hanged at Dezful prison Sunday morning August 4.An Iranian official told ISNA, “by forming a terrorist group, these people acted against the stability and security, committed murders, and …