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The irresponsibility of the government towards human rights = increase of suicides in Iran

Unfortunately, suicide in Iran is still increasing and statistics in this area are very worrying. In addition, Suicides have resulted in deaths 4055 people in 2014, and the statistics show that:

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Facebook Activist Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for “Insulting the Prophet”

Soheil Arabi, whose death sentence for “insulting the prophet” was recently struck down by the Supreme Court, has been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison, a source close to the case told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran.

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Sister of Saeed Malekpour Says Family Hopes for a Pardon for Imprisoned Web Developer

Prisoner of conscience Saeed Malekpour, serving a life sentence for blasphemy, has been allowed monthly family visits at Evin Prison where he has been held for the last seven years, after a year in which prison authorities denied him in-person visitation, his sister Maryam Malekpour told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran.

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Europe’s shame: EU meeting of interior ministers fails to make any progress in dealing with Europe’s refugee crisis

EU Interior Ministers meeting in Brussels on Monday failed to address the urgent needs of Europe’s refugee crisis. They were unable to agree on a proposal for the relocation of 120,000 refugees from Greece, Italy and Hungary, falling back on an agreement made in June for a temporary and exceptional mechanism to relocate 40,000 people …

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Banning of Films Continues under Rouhani Administration, 14 Movies Now Forbidden

Despite repeated statements made by President Rouhani regarding the need to allow more cultural freedoms in Iran, the banning of films in the Islamic Republic has continued unabated during his two-year administration.

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Amputations Do Not Prevent Crime, Legal Expert Says

The Iranian Judiciary’s continued practice, under the direction of Sadegh Amoli Larijani, of carrying out amputations as a routine punishment, is not only in direct conflict with international treaties Iran has signed, it has also utterly failed to prevent crime, according to Hossein Raeesi, attorney and legal expert.

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Ailing Student Activist’s Continued Detention Violates Iran’s Own Laws

Prominent student activist Bahareh Hedayat should have been released by the end of July 2015 with the completion of more than five years in prison but efforts to end her unlawful incarceration have so far been unsuccessful, according to her husband Amin Ahmadian.

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Jailed Human Rights Activist Narges Mohammadi Needs Urgent Medical Care

Imprisoned rights activist Narges Mohammadi’s medical illnesses have reached a critical stage and require immediate attention, her husband Taghi Rahmani told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran.

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Three Hanged in Public in Karaj

Three people found guilty of rape were executed in public in the Golshahr neighborhood of the Iranian city of Karaj on July 29, 2015, the Young Journalists Club, affiliated with the state-run Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting reported. The individuals were not identified by name.

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Omid Dabaghchi Mokri Transferred to Prison of Mahabad

Omid Dabaghchi Mokri, Mahabadi citizen, was transferred to the prison of Mahabad after 2 and half months that there was no news about him.

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