Iran’s judiciary is dramatically increasing the costs of peaceful dissent in Iran,Since July 31, revolutionary courts have sentenced at least 13 activists.
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Trump proved Putin’s Puppet at G-7 making absent Russia summit’s victor
The prevailing takeaway from this year’s G7 summit was that it resulted in little progress on many of problems while potraying Trump as Putin’s puppet.
Iran women stadium ban: detained women should be released
Gender equality in Iran continues to suffer for religious reasons. HRW called for the release of women detained on grounds of an Iran women stadium ban.
Iran Judiciary Should Release Detained Labor Activists
The Iranian judiciary should release three women labor activists and a journalist who are still in jail two months after they were detained.
Looking For War in Iran! Or Looking For Peace?
If you are trying to avoid a confrontation, the smart move would be to give your neighbors room. Use peaceful speech, be understanding, forget past issues and possibly stop spying on them. If we choose to not do these things, we are cornering them.
Iran’s Women Rights Defenders Ailing In Solitary Confinement
GCHR is concerned for the health of imprisoned women human rights defenders in Iran including several who are ill or who have been on hunger strike.
Detained Iranian Social Media Activist Dies in Prison in Brutal Killing
A lawyer for a detained Iranian activist says he has died in a notorious prison in what one rights group described as a brutal killing by fellow inmates.
Explainer: Iranian Supreme Leader’s Hidden Administration
Pictures released from Iranian cabinet ministers’ meetings with the nation’s supreme leader, Khamenei often show little-known men in the back rows.
Iran Sends Journalist to Notorious Prison, Jails Another for 2 Years
A day before rearrest, Iranian authorities used state television to broadcast a report in which the two confessed to having ties to foreign activists.
Attorney, Rights Defender Sentenced to 30 Years, Flogging in Iran
Iranian lawyer jailed for 30 years after setting up a channel Telegram, highlighting human rights abuses in the Islamic Republic.