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12 Iranian Women’s Rights Activists to Go on Trial this Week

Iranwire – Twelve Iranian women’s rights activists from the northern province of Gilan are to appear in court on February 29 to face charges, according to the Bidarzani legal group. The trial will be held in the Third Branch of the Rasht Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Mehdi Rasekhi, the group said on February 26.  The activists were arrested …

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Kurdish Kolbar Killed in Western Iran

Iranwire – Iranian border forces in western Kurdistan province have shot and killed a Kurdish transborder porter, or kolbar. Jaafar Faraji, a father of two from the village of Dovlat Qaleh in Saqqez, was among a group of kolbars targeted by border forces on February 26. Several months ago, he had already been injured in a shooting by border troops, …

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Two Iranian Journalists Handed Prison Terms for “Spreading Lies”

Iranwire – Iranian authorities have handed prison sentences to prominent women journalists Saba Azarpeik and Kimia Fathizadeh. The Hamshahri newspaper reported on February 26 that Azarpeik was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment and barred from using social media platforms on charges of “publishing lies, slander, defamation, threats.” A series of complaints had been lodged against Azarpeik in recent months, including …

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IranWire Exclusive: Investigations Confirm Torture and Overcrowding in Prison System

Iranwire – Located 12 kilometers from the Ahvaz road to Masjed Soleyman city, next to to Shiban village, Shiban’s local prison stands as a grim symbol of Iran’s penal system.  Housing over 5,000 inmates, well past its designed capacity of 3,500, it has gained notoriety as one of the country’s most perilous prisons. Now an investigations by IranWire has unearthed …

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Iranian Border Guards Injure 20 Kurdish Kolbars in Gun Attack

Iranwire – Islamic Republic border forces injured at least 20 Kurdish porters, or kolbars, on the evening of February 24 in western Kermanshah province. The porters sustained injuries to their stomachs, backs, heads, arms and legs, after border forces targeted them with shotguns.  They were transferred to medical centers in Paveh city for treatment, according to the Hengaw human rights …

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