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Iran: Deliberate Poisoning of Schoolgirls

Iran: Deliberate poisoning of schoolgirls further evidence of continuous violence against women and girls

United Nations | March 16, 2023

GENEVA (16 March 2023) – UN experts* today expressed outrage at the deliberate poisoning of more than 1200 schoolgirls in Iran’s major cities and the State’s failure to protect them, prevent further attacks and conduct swift investigations.

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Iran executions up 75% as Tehran seeks to ‘instill fear’ in protesters, rights groups say

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Iran executions up 75% as Tehran seeks to ‘instill fear’ in protesters, rights groups say

CNN | By Kareem El Damanhoury and Joseph Ataman | April 14, 2023

CNN – Iran executed at least 582 people last year, a 75% increase on the previous year, according to human rights groups who say the rise reflects an effort by Tehran … Continue Reading

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CHILD DETAINEES IN IRAN SUBJECTED TO FLOGGING, SHOCKS AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE

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CHILD DETAINEES IN IRAN SUBJECTED TO FLOGGING, ELECTRIC SHOCKS AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN BRUTAL PROTEST CRACKDOWN

Amnesty International | March 16, 2023

Iran’s intelligence and security forces have been committing horrific acts of torture, including beatings, flogging, electric shocks, rape and other sexual violence against child protesters as young as 12 to quell their involvement in nationwide protests, said Amnesty … Continue Reading

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Iran: Chilling Execution Spree

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Iran: Chilling execution spree with escalating use of death penalty against persecuted ethnic minorities

Amnesty International | March 2, 2023

The Iranian authorities have executed at least one Ahwazi Arab, 14 Kurds and 13 Baluchis following grossly unfair trials, and sentenced at least a dozen others to death since the start of the year, marking a chilling escalation in the … Continue Reading

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Iran: Swift action by UN Human Rights Council essential after latest horrifying protester killings

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Iran: Swift action by UNHRC essential after latest horrifying protester killings

Amnesty International | November 22, 2022

UN Human Rights Council member states must urgently establish an investigative and accountability mechanism on Iran to address the alarming spike in unlawful killings and other human rights violations, Amnesty International said today, following a week in which the Iranian security forces shot … Continue Reading

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