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Despite Facing Prison, Rights Lawyer Mohammad Najafi Still Seeking Justice For Deceased Detainee

CHRI – “The authorities…told me that they are trying to grind me to oblivion.” Mohammad Najafi, a human rights lawyer facing years behind bars in Iran for publicly arguing that local police tried to conceal the cause of a detainee’s death, says he is determined to continue seeking justice for the victim.

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Rouhani Commission on Detainee Deaths in Iran Fails to Produce Results Three Months After Formation

CHRI – The fact-finding commission set up by President Hassan Rouhani to investigate the recent spate of detainee deaths in Iran has produced no results since it was formed nearly three months ago, the lawyer of one victim’s family told the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) on May 7, 2018.

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Iran’s Telegram Ban Reveals New Authority By Judiciary to Directly Order Online Content to Blocked

CHRI-Iran’s ban on the widely used Telegram messaging app has revealed a new state tactic for blocking access to or “filtering” online and digital content in the country: by order of the judiciary.

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Shaparak Shajarizadeh Twice Arrested For Allegedly Removing Her Headscarf in Public in Iran

CHRI – – Shaparak Shajarizadeh has been arrested again for allegedly allowing her hair to show in public in Iran.

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Lawyer: Sufi Bus Driver (Mr Salas) Could be Executed in “3 or 4 Days” Despite Innocence Plea

Shabtabnews – Mohammad Salas, a Sufi bus driver convicted in Iran of running over three policemen in the capital city of Tehran, could be hanged in a “few days” despite evidence to support his innocence.

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