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Iranian civil society organisations need ‘sustained support’, says UN expert
The chair of the Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran (FFMI) has called for...
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Imprisoned convert denied access to Bible, threatened with death for apostasy
A Christian convert serving a sentence of over nine years in Evin Prison has gone on hunger strike...
Aida Najaflou
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Charge:
Propaganda (Article 500), gathering and collusion, insulting the Supreme Leader -
Sentence:
17 years in prison -
Urgent Concern:
Denied medical care; rheumatoid arthritis and spinal injury risk
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Ghazal Marzban
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Charge:
“Propaganda against the state” + “gathering and collusion against national security” -
Sentence:
9 Years 8 Months -
Held At:
Evin Prison
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The types of psychological – and in some instances physical – torture shown in The Seed of the Sacred Fig mirror the testimonies of the dozens of Christians interviewed by Article18 in recent years.
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Place to worship ‘integral’ to religious freedom
Having a place of worship has been described as an “integral” part of religious freedom at the...
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Denying prisoners religious books, instruction violates rights – UN rapporteur
Providing detainees with access to their holy books and religious instruction should be considered among the “minimum standards” that States must respect in order not to violate their rights, says the UN’s Special Rapporteur on FoRB
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