Month: November 2020

Iran Must Not Execute Ahmadreza Djalali

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Swedish-Iranian Doctor Was Convicted on Spurious Charges After Unfair Trial November 25, 2020—The reported imminent execution of Ahmadreza Djalali, a Swedish-Iranian doctor and academic who was convicted in Iran on manufactured espionage charges after an unfair trial, must not be carried out, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) said in a statement today. “The execution of the Swedish doctor Ahmadreza Djalali would demonstrate the Iranian authorities’ complete contempt for any semblance of justice or the rule of law,” said Hadi Ghaemi, CHRI executive director. “We urge the Iranian…

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Five civil and media activists arrested and summoned in Tehran and Ahvaz

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Human rights sources from Iran have reported that in recent days, three media activists and civil activists critical of the Islamic Republic have been arrested in Tehran and Ahvaz, and two human rights activists have been summoned to khuzestan judicial authorities. According to Iran Human Rights Watch, on October 30, 2020, Mr. Reza Bavi and Fouad Sadeghi, two Ahwazi Arab bloggers and media activists, were arrested at Tehran International Airport (Imam). Kamal Hosseini, an Ahwazi Arab student activist, was also arrested by plainclothes security agents in front of Chamran University…

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UN: Iran Must Conduct Independent Inquiry into Violence against Protests in November 2019

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The Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran must conduct an independent, impartial and transparent inquiry into the violent crackdown against protests in November 2019 and January 2020, and bring human rights violators to justice, a UN expert said today. Javaid Rehman, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, said in his annual report delivered to the General Assembly that instead of holding those responsible to account, serious violations targeting protesters continued. “Despite clear evidence that Iranian security forces used excessive and lethal…

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