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Three protesters face death in Iran, in year of more than 200 executions
By Miriam Berger, The Washington Post, May 17, 2023 at 4:52 p.m. EDT Cars and crowds gathered outside Dastgerd prison in
At the heart of Iran’s crackdown, a small group of judges sentences protesters to hang
The Washington Post By Miriam Berger January 25, 2023 at 4:05 p.m. EST Iran’s governmentis doubling down on repression to stamp
At least 58 Iranian children reportedly killed since anti-regime protests began
The Guardian, 20 Nov 2022By Deepa Parent, Ghoncheh Habibiazad, and Annie Kelly Rights groups say children as young as eight
Shutdown impact stories: how internet shutdowns affect women in Iran
Access now, 23 JUNE 2022 By Skylar Thompson and Felicia Anthonio “This job insecurity may involve everyone, but it must
MINORITY REPRESSION IN IRAN
Over the past two years, state authorities have carried out more than 400 repression events targeting religious minority groups in
Ex-Tehran police chief linked to rights abuses spotted working out at Toronto-area gym
Morteza Talaei headed the police force in Iran’s capital city when Canadian photojournalist Zahra Kazemi was arrested and tortured to
Iranian journalist Manoochehr Aghaei begins 8-month prison sentence
November 1, 2021 Washington, D.C., November 1, 2021 — Iranian authorities must release journalist Manoochehr Aghaei immediately and unconditionally, and
Police fire tear gas at protesters in Iran’s city of Isfahan
Online videos show police firing tear gas and fighting protesters with batons in a central Iranian city that has seen
November 2019 Protester In Iran Sentenced To Death
12/5/2021Author: Maryam Sinaee A protester accused of shooting a Special Riot Force commander in Mahshahr, southern Iran in the nation-wide November