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Christians under Ali Khamenei: four decades of systematic religious repression in Iran
For nearly four decades, the human rights record of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei,...
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Christians’ sentences of over 70 years upheld by appeals court
The sentences of five Christians condemned to a combined over 70 years in prison for ordinary...
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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International Workers’ Day in Iran: From the repression of Christians to solidarity
By Fred Petrossian The widespread shutdown of the Internet, combined with a wartime atmosphere and...
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‘Psychological torture is much worse than physical because the pain never stops’
Augustine still has nightmares about his time in prison and the multiple “gruelling” interrogation...
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Yasser Akbari
Mehdi Akbari, who is known as Yasser, was given a 10-year prison sentence in October 2020 for “acting against national security by forming a house-church”. He was released from prison in September 2024 after his sentence was reduced to four years and five months.
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