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20 May 2020, 07:07 UTC Amnesty International has released details of the deaths of 304 men, women and children killed by Iran’s security forces during last November’s ruthless crackdown, six months after the protests. The organization found that more than 220 of the recorded deaths took place over just two days on 16 and 17 […]
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Iran: Details released of 304 deaths during protests… 20 May 2020, 07:07 UTC Amnesty International has released details of the deaths of 304 men, women and children killed by Iran’s security forces during last November’s ruthless crackdown, six months after the protests. The organization found that more than 220 of the recorded deaths took place over just two days on 16 and 17... -
US Economic Sanctions Harm Iranians’ Right to Health Human Rights Watch, October 29, 2019 Summary In May 2018, the Trump administration formally withdrew from the international nuclear agreement with Iran, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), agreed upon by the Obama administration in July 2015. Over the next 120 days, until November 5, 2018, the US government re-imposed all economic sanctions related... -
Beyond the Veil: Women in Iran continue to… September 2019 PDF: Beyond the Veil: Discrimination Against Women in Iran in ENGLISH and PERSIAN The human rights environment for women in Iran continues to be characterized by inequality and exclusion in all areas of Iranian society, says a group of human rights organizations in a comprehensive new report. Beyond the Veil: Discrimination against women... -
Iran is the world’s biggest jailer of women… Reporters Without Borders, 26 August Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is alarmed by a new wave of arrests and interrogations of women journalists since the start of August in Iran. The Islamic Republic is now the world’s biggest jailer of women journalists, with a total of ten currently held. “Already one of the world’s five biggest... -
HRW: Jailed Environmentalists on Hunger Strike August 5, 2019 (Beirut) – At least two environmental experts detained in Iran since January 2018 have likely embarked on a hunger strike to protest their continued detention after many months in legal limbo, Human Rights Watch said today. Authorities should ensure their adequate access to medical treatment. They are among eight environmentalist experts detained for... -
Iran’s women’s movement, civil society come under ‘maximum… Leila Alikarami, June 18 As tensions between Iran and the United States reached dangerous levels in recent weeks, Iranian human rights activists warned about the dire ramifications of sanctions and other pressures for women and the women’s rights movement in Iran. The US policy of “maximum pressure” on Iran has been composed of ever-expanding sets of...
