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Jailed Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi begins hunger strike in det
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The protest, which began on Monday (local time), is aimed at drawing attention to her "unlawful detention and the dire conditions in which she is being held," as well as the plight of numerous political prisoners across the country, the foundation added.
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"Reflects India's commitment to justice, national sovereignty": Iran thank
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Iran's ambassador to India, Mohammad Fathali, appreciated India's stand on the United Nations Human Rights Council's (UNHRC) 39th special session to address the deteriorating human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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WEF sparks backlash by inviting Iranian Foreign Minister amid massacre all
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The controversy erupted after United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI), a US-based watchdog group, sent a letter to WEF President Borge Brende urging the forum to exclude officials from the Islamic Republic of Iran. The letter called attention to what human rights groups describe as a "mass sla
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US imposes new sanctions amid nationwide unrest in Iran
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
In a press statement, the US Department of State said the Iranian authorities have responded to popular demands for basic rights with "violence and cruel repression" against their own citizens.
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Iran set to hang protester amid anti-regime protest crackdown
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
26-year-old Erfan Soltani is allegedly scheduled to be hanged to death after his arrest during the protests in Karaj last Thursday (local time), the Iran Human Rights (IHR) and National Union for Democracy in Iran (NUFD) NGO groups said.
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BASC webinar highlights widespread human rights abuses against Baloch in I
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Sabiha Baloch painted a grim picture of the realities in Balochistan, Pakistan, underscoring the systematic and complex nature of the human rights violations endured by the Baloch populace. She noted the pervasive occurrence of enforced disappearances. She highlighted the escalated targeting
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"Hope US, Iran soon reach deal, as economic situation worse than ever": Ir
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Shirin Ebadi, the Iranian human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, spoke about the ongoing talks between Iran and the United States, expressing hope that if the agreement is reached, it could alleviate the threat of war in Iran and the region.
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"Iran's human rights situation at worst" Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Shirin Ebadi, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Iranian human rights activist, spoke out about the dire state of human rights in Iran, condemning the regime's violent repression and its severe crackdown on freedoms.
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Iranian man, resuscitated once from gallows, hanged again after victim's f
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
A 26-year-old man, who was sentenced to 'qisas' (retribution-in-kind) for murder after his arrest in October 2018, was taken to the gallows in April and hanged but pulled down after 28 seconds at the request of the plaintiffs and transferred back to his cell after being resuscitated, Norway-
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Iran 'secretly executes' man convicted of killing a Revolutionary Guards o
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Iran secretly executed a man on Thursday after convicting him of killing a member of the security forces amidst mass protests that swept the country last year.
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US announces sanctions against human rights abusers in Iran
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Responding to a query over supporting protesters in Iran, Sullivan said, "We have had a drumbeat of announcements relative to sanctions against those who are perpetrating these gross human rights abuses and this repression. We haven't just done so ourselves, we have coordinated and aligned
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Iranian govt executed over 500 people in 2022, highest in 5 years: Report
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
According to the Norway-based human rights Iran Human Rights report, "The number of people executed in 2022 has now surpassed 500, the highest rate in five years."
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