The White House has sent the text of an agreement to implement an interim nuclear deal reached with Iran in November to the U.S. Congress. A summary of the deal, reached on January 12, was released to the media. The move comes following criticism in Washington that the Obama administration was keeping the agreement […]
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IHRDC Releases Latest Report – “On the Margins: Arrest, Imprisonment and Execution of Kurdish Activists in Iran Today”
For decades, the Islamic Republic of Iran has led a targeted campaign of repression against Kurdish activists within Iran’s borders. Today, this persecution is particularly acute, with an estimated 14 Kurdish activists currently on death row in Iran. The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center’s latest 70-page report, “On the Margins: Arrest, Imprisonment and Execution […]
Burma releases political prisoners
At least 15 political prisoners have been freed from Burmese jails, activists say, following an announcement in state media that 514 detainees will be released.
Releases of prisoners of conscience after pardon not enough
Anyone held in Iran solely for the peaceful exercise of their human rights should immediately and unconditionally be released, Amnesty International has said, following the pardoning by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei of at least 130 political prisoners, including prisoners of conscience, from Tehran’s Evin Prison.