When a language disappears, the tradition, memories, and unique way of thinking of the people who speak it, disappears. A language disappears every fortnight according to UNESCO. Iran is a…
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Yarsani refugees from Iran complain about conditions in Iraqi Kurdistan
by editorfzby editorfzThis is a short video report about a group of Yarsan refugees originally from western Iran and now residing under difficult circumstances in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Yarsan faith…
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(Beirut) – Iran’s security forces repressing widespread protests have unlawfully killed, tortured, sexually assaulted, and disappeared children as part of a pattern of serious violations, Human Rights Watch said today. Iranian…
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Protests, discrimination and the future of minorities in Iran
by adminlby adminlBRIEFINGS | 24 NOV 2022 This briefing examines how discrimination against minorities has contributed to rising tensions and long-standing grievances in Iran. It highlights patterns of repression of minority activism, languages and…
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Anwar Khezri, Ayoub Karimi, Davoud Abdollahi, Farhad Salimi, Ghassem Abesteh, Kamran Sheikheh and Khosrow Basharat, all from Iran’s Kurdish Sunni minority, are at risk of execution at Raha’i Shahr prison,…
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Keyvan Samimi Temporarily Released on Medical Grounds
by editorfzby editorfz 2 min readIranian authorities agreed to temporarily release Keyvan Samimi, veteran journalist and human rights advocate, from prison on medical grounds, as announced by Samimi’s lawyer on February 1, 2022. Article 522 of the penal…
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Iran Security forces use live ammunition and birdshot to crush Khuzestan protests – Amnesty
by editorfzby editorfzAmnesty International, 23 July 2021, 08:30 UTC Iran’s security forces have deployed unlawful force, including by firing live ammunition and birdshot, to crush mostly peaceful protests taking place across the…
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Iran: Ukraine Airline Victims’ Families Harassed, Abused
by editorfzby editorfzHuman Rights Watch – Iranian authorities have engaged in a campaign of harassment and abuse against families of people killed in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s downing of Ukraine International Airlines…
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Kurdish shepherd still suffers three decades after landmine explosion
by editorfzby editorfzRudaw English, April 4 SARDASHT, Iran — Maref Ismail Pur was due to be married in the autumn of 1992. At just 24 years old, he was planning ahead – herding…
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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL REPORT 2020/21: THE STATE OF THE WORLD’S HUMAN RIGHTS
by editorfzby editorfzAmnesty International, 7 April 2021 The Amnesty International Report 2020/21 documents the human rights situation in 149 countries in 2020, as well as providing global and regional analysis. It presents…