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03.05.2013 - Amnesty International 
Brief overview on repression of journalism (physical attacks; prosecution and detention; harassment; monitoring of journalists' communication; banned internet access; excessive libel laws; removal of visas and work permits; failure to investigate attacks; closure of media outlets; smear attacks) [ID 246519]
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Appeal or news release: Ten ways to repress a journalist [ACT 30/026/2013] |
02.05.2013 - Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Tehran: Senior diplomat Bagher Asadi detained for unknown reasons in March 2013; Asadi is linked to the reformist movement; arrest allegedly connected to upcoming presidential elections [ID 246327]
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Media report: Senior Iranian Diplomat Detained For Unknown Reasons |
02.05.2013 - Inter Press Service - News Agency
Secretive arrest of high ranking diplomat Bagher Asadi 7 weeks ago now confirmed officially [ID 246249]
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Media report: Iranian Diplomat Confirmed Arrested in Tehran |
01.05.2013 - Christian Solidarity Worldwide
Pastor Saeed Abedini, Christian convert with dual citizenship of Iran and USA, placed in solitary confinement following peaceful protest against mistreatment of inmates; Abedini is serving 8 years for "actions against national security" [ID 246783]
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Appeal or news release: Iran: Pastor Abedini moved to solitary confinement |
30.04.2013 - US Commission on International Religious Freedom
Annual report on religious freedom (covering 31 January 2012 to 31 January 2013) [ID 246470]
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Periodical report: 2013 Annual Report of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom |
30.04.2013 - Reporters Sans Frontières
6 weeks before presidential election, intelligence ministry summons netizens and media editors to give them instructions on what they may and may not cover; persecution of contributors to Sufi website Majzooban Nor stepped up [ID 246192]
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Appeal or news release: Censorship intensifying in run-up to June presidential election |
30.04.2013 - Iran Focus , Author: FoxNews.com
Detained American pastor Saeed Abedini placed in solitary confinement, after he and other inmates staged silent protest against lack of medical care in prison; he may now be suffering organ failure, according to family members in Iran [ID 246246]
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Media report: Iran moves American Christian into solitary confinement over prayer protest |
27.04.2013 - BBC News
Article on government's plan to develop national internet network; authorities could soon be in a position to cut off entire country from world wide web [ID 246007]
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Media report: Will Iran's national internet mean no world wide web? |
26.04.2013 - Austrian Centre for Country of Origin and Asylum Research and Documentation
Query response on Iran: Information on punishment of private copying and selling of (porn) DVDs; Information on the singer Najafi Sahin and western music [ID 246309]
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Query response: Anfragebeantwortung zum Iran: 1) Privates Vervielfältigen und Verkaufen von DVDs (drohende Strafen, Bestrafung bei erster Übertretung); 2) Privates Vervielfältigen von Porno-DVDs (drohende Strafen, Bestrafung oder Ermahnung bei erstmaliger Übertretung); 3) Informationen zu Sänger Najafi Shahin und westlicher Musik [a-8361] |
23.04.2013 - Jamestown Foundation
Article on Talysh ethnicity in Azerbaijan, Armenia and Iran; information on launch of Talysh-language radio station in territory occupied by Armenia [ID 245653]
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Special or analytical report: Re-Opening the Talysh Question in Azerbaijan: Armenian, Iranian and Russian 'Traces'; Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 10 Issue: 76 |
19.04.2013 - US Department of State
Annual report on human rights in 2012 [ID 245054]
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Periodical report: Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2012 - Iran |
17.04.2013 - BBC News
Guide to issues and divisions around presidential polls in June 2013 [ID 244879]
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Media report: Iran presidential poll: Issues and divisions |
16.04.2013 - Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
7 men convicted of serious crimes have been executed by hanging [ID 244783]
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Media report: Seven Convicts Hanged In Southern Iran |
12.04.2013 - Amnesty International
Shiraz: 2 men imprisoned in Adel Abad prison are in critical condition after hunger strike protesting the harsh treatment of dervishes, including lawyers, in Tehran’s Evin prison; they have been beaten, have lost consciousness several times, and are being kept alive by intravenous drips [ID 244606]
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Appeal or news release: Urgent Action: 88/13 [MDE 13/018/2013] |
11.04.2013 - Amnesty International
Practice of TV confessions of defendants finds continuation in the case of 12 individuals accused of involvement in the killing of nuclear scientists; other cases include 5 ethnic Ahwazi men accused of national security offences [ID 244126]
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Appeal or news release: Trial by camera – “TV confessions” and the death penalty in Iran [MDE 13/017/2013] |
09.04.2013 - Iran Focus , Author: Fox News
Jailed Iranian-American Christian pastor Saeed Abedini denied bail; he still awaits medical treatment for injuries sustained in prison beatings [ID 244190]
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Media report: American Christian suffering in Iranian jail without proper medical care, attorneys say |
05.04.2013 - Inter Press Service - News Agency
Article on the domestic political situation against the background of upcoming presidential elections [ID 244067]
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Media report: Talk of Presidential Run by Khatami Elicits Hope and Anger in Iran |
04.2013 - UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Annual report on human rights situation in 2012 (developments and concerns) [ID 244438]
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Periodical report: Human Rights and Democracy: The 2012 Foreign & Commonwealth Office Report - Section IX: Human Rights in Countries of Concern - Iran |
31.03.2013 - UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Quarterly updates on human rights situation [ID 244468]
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Periodical report: Human Rights and Democracy: The 2012 Foreign & Commonwealth Office Report - Country updates: Iran |
27.03.2013 - Amnesty International
18 persons to face trial for assassination of Iranian nuclear scientists and academics; Amnesty International calls for end to the practice of filming alleged confessions for broadcast on public television and urges authorities to comply with international standards for fair trials [ID 243287]
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Appeal or news release: Iran: Ensure fair trials for those accused of killings of nuclear scientists, and cease use of televised “confessions” [MDE 13/015/2013] |
27.03.2013 - Guardian
5 imprisoned members of Ahwazi Arab minority on hunger strike since beginning of March 2013 in protest at sentences and ill-treatment [ID 243136]
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Media report: Iranian Ahwazi Arabs on hunger strike over death sentences |
26.03.2013 - Amnesty International
5 Ahwazi Arab men have launched a hunger strike in protest against their treatment in prison, the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold their death sentences and the authorities’ refusal to allow them medical care [ID 242992]
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Appeal or news release: Further information on Urgent Action: 137/12 [MDE 13/014/2013] |
23.03.2013 - Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Iranian-American Christian pastor sentenced to 8 years in jail on charges of attempting to undermine state security by creating network of Christian churches in private homes [ID 242670]
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Media report: Kerry Urges Release Of Iran Pastor |
19.03.2013 - Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Faezeh Hashemi, daughter of former President Rafsanjani released from prison after serving a 6-month sentence on charges of spreading antistate propaganda [ID 242297]
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Media report: Rafsanjani's Daughter Released From Iranian Jail |
18.03.2013 - Guardian
Operating theatres could be closed because of lack of anaesthetics due to shortage of medicine caused by unintended consequences of international sanctions [ID 242159]
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Media report: Surgeons struggle in Iran as sanctions squeeze drug supplies |
