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A simplified legal analysis of the Cyber Crimes Law: Section Four
Article 2: “Anyone who illegally eavesdrops on the traffic of non-public content in the computer or telecommunications systems or electromagnetic waves and fibre optics, will be sentenced to between six months and two years of imprisonment or to the payment of a fine between 10 million and 40 million rials, or both of the punishments” […]
A simplified legal analysis of the Cyber Crimes Law: Section Three
Article 1: “Anyone who gains illegal access to data, computers and telecommunication systems, which are protected by security measures, can be punished by imprisonment terms ranging between 91 days and one year, or the payment of a fine between five million rials [Equivalent approximately to 150 US dollars] to 20 million rials [around 600 […]
A simplified legal analysis of the Cyber Crimes Law- Second Section
The Cyber Crimes Law does not provide a clear definition of these criminal acts, and the legislators have merely given a few examples and instances of computer-related criminal activities, and have then determined the appropriate punishments for them. Before going into each of the individual articles of this law, and subjecting them to legal analysis […]
A simplified legal analysis of the Cyber Crimes Law- First Section
With the approval of the Cyber Crimes Law on 5 Khordad 1388 [26 May 2009], another chapter was added to the 29 chapters of the Islamic Penal Law. Given that explaining legal concepts in layman terms can assist both the law specialists and ordinary people in understanding the precise meanings of the concepts, which […]-
Saeed Kamali Dehghan Iran correspondent Wed 14 Feb 2018 A group of prominent Iranian intellectuals have said they have lost hope that the Islamic Republic can reform, and have called for a referendum to establish whether the ruling establishment is still backed by a majority. A day after Iran’s president, Hassan Rouhani, touted the idea […]
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Fifteen Iranian public intellectuals dismayed by four decades of the Islamic Republic rule, in a statement released on Sunday to coincide with the 39th anniversary of the Iranian Revolution of 1979, call for a UN-sponsored referendum for Iranians to choose a new political system for their country. The group of intellectuals which include internationally renowned […]
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LONDON, United Kingdom (Kurdistan 24) – After heavy government crackdown, the seemingly spontaneous nation-wide protests in Iran have been silenced, but a Nobel Peace Prize winner says the rage is ever present and will flame up at the next chance. Late in December 2017, Iranians took to the streets to protest the sluggish economy. The […]
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Ottawa – January 11, 2018 Nobel Peace Laureates Shirin Ebadi, Jody Williams, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkol Karman, urge the Islamic Republic of Iran to conduct credible independent investigations into the use of violence, especially lethal violence, and mass arrests in reaction to protests held in 75 cities across the country, beginning on December 28, 2017. […]
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Friday 7 July 2017 – 16 Tir 1396 In the wake of the publication of the news about the visit to Evin Prison by 50 ambassadors of different countries, the Centre for Defenders of Human Rights has sent a letter to the UN Human Rights Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the […]
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For the full report in English click below link: Guidelines for a transparent and merit based system for the appointment of high level judge
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In continuation of its monthly reports, the Centre for the Defenders of Human Rights has reviewed the situation of human rights in Iran during the month of Ordibehesht 1397 [Iranian month corresponding to 21 April to 21 May 2018] The Centre for the Defenders of Human Rights, which is presided over by Shirin Ebadi, has […]
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The Centre for the Defenders of Human Rights has reviewed the situation of human rights in Iran during the month of Esfand 1396 [20 February to 20 March 2018]: “The only way to save the country is to hear the voices of the protesters and respond to their long-awaited demands” In continuation of its monthly […]
