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Demonstration in London Seeks Justice for Victims of 1988 Massacre in Iran
Read more: Demonstration in London Seeks Justice for Victims of 1988 Massacre in IranOn Saturday, 19 November, the Association of Women and Youth Against Fundamentalism including other Iranian organisations, the human rights activists will highlight and condemn the alarming rate of executions in Iran at a rally in Trafalgar Square. The participants will also urge the British government to support the International Campaign for Justice by taking appropriate steps on…
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Iran: Shameful 16-year-sentence for Narges Mohammadi a devastating blow to human rights
Read more: Iran: Shameful 16-year-sentence for Narges Mohammadi a devastating blow to human rightsAmnesty International: The shocking 16-year prison sentence against prominent human rights defender Narges Mohammadi, who has several serious, chronic illnesses, represents an all-out attack on human rights defenders in Iran, and demonstrates how Iran’s abusive criminal justice system is used as a tool of repression, said Amnesty International.
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Women are banned from cycling in public in Iran and made to sign pledge
Read more: Women are banned from cycling in public in Iran and made to sign pledgeA group of female cyclists have been arrested in Iran for the crime of riding a bike in a public place and made to sign a pledge promising they will not cycle in public again.The women, who were planning on cycling in an event in the north-western city of Marivan, were told by security forces…
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Amnesty International calls for prompt, independent investigation into Camp Liberty rocket attack
Read more: Amnesty International calls for prompt, independent investigation into Camp Liberty rocket attackAMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC STATEMENT 6 July 2016 Index: MDE 14/4408/2016 Camp Liberty residents must be protected from attacks, said Amnesty International as it called for an independent, impartial and prompt investigation into the 4 July rocket attack on the camp, which is home to Iranian exiles.
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U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee passes resolution on Camp Liberty
Read more: U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee passes resolution on Camp LibertyThe United States House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday unanimously approved and referred to the House Floor a bipartisan resolution calling for “safety and security” of the members of the main Iranian opposition group living in Camp Liberty, Iraq. It was the first resolution of its kind.
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FIDH, DHRC & LDDHI welcome the “City of Paris” medal for Iranian political prisoner
Read more: FIDH, DHRC & LDDHI welcome the “City of Paris” medal for Iranian political prisonerFIDH and its member organisations from Iran, LDDHI and DHRC, laud the decision to award “City of Paris” medals to persecuted journalists from around the world, among them Ms. Narges Mohammadi, spokesperson and vice president of DHRC. During a ceremony in Théâtre du Rond-Point in Paris on 2 May 2016, Paris mayor Ms. Anne Hidalgo…
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Iran lashes woman in public
Read more: Iran lashes woman in publicA woman has received 100 lashings in the town of Golpayegan, central Iran. State. the punishment on 27 April. Najafali Alyan, the government’s prosecutor in the town, said the lashings were punishment for adultery.