Human rights defender Reza Khandan arrested and Nasrin Sotoudeh remains on hunger strike
According to reports received from Iran by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), human rights defender Reza Khandan, husband of detained prominent human rights lawyer
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Jailed human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh goes on hunger strike
Well-known human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh went on hunger strike on 25 August 2018 to protest poor treatment of family and friends since her arrest in June,
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Free prominent human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) calls for the immediate release of prominent Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, as we believe that her arrest and
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Woman human rights defender Atena Daemi beaten and transferred to Gharchak Prison
Woman human rights defender Atena Daemi was beaten by agents of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) in Tehran’s Evin Prison and then transferred
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Iranian authorities clamp down on journalists following coverage of violence against protesters
In an attempt to silence journalists and tighten the media blackout that started with waves of civil protest in Iran this year, the authorities have summoned a
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Despite promises from authorities, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe remains in prison
The holidays have passed, and British-Iranian media worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe remains in Evin prison in Iran, after hopes for an early release were dashed.
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Human rights defender Baquer Namazi and his son Samiak Namazi remain in prison
The Iranian government should immediately release human rights defender and retired humanitarian worker Baquer Namazi, and his son Siamak Namazi, the Gulf Centre for
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Journalist Sasan Aghaei held in solitary confinement for two weeks
Journalist Sasan Aghaei, deputy editor of the daily “Etemad”, has been held in solitary confinement in Iran for over two weeks. He was detained by security forces at
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Free woman human rights defender Atena Daemi
The Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition (WHRD-IC) is calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Atena Daemi from Tehran’s Evin prison. She
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