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Tag : Shiraz

May 5, 2021

Two Brothers of Executed Iranian Wrestler Fear Same Fate

May 5, 2021 – Eight months after an Iranian wrestler was unjustly executed in Shiraz, his brothers Vahid and Habib Afkari remain in prolonged solitary confinement in the same prison where they’ve also been tortured ...

February 3, 2020

Slain Protester’s Family Refuses to Give Iranian Government “Propaganda Coup”

Iranian authorities are continuing to pressure the family of Borhan Mansournia, who died from a bullet wound in the back when state forces violently cracked down on the street protest he had joined, to accept ...

December 29, 2019

These Women and Men Inspired Us All

A grieving mother who vowed to continue pursuing her slain son’s pursuit of freedom. A housewife who lost her life while trying to save a victim of state violence. A prisoner of conscience who ...

December 20, 2019

“They Told Us to Say He Had Died in an Accident,” Says Mother of Man Slain in Shiraz Protests

The mother of Alireza Anjavi, who died after being shot in the forehead on November 16, 2019, as the authorities repressed protests in the city of Shiraz, Fars Province informed the Center for Human Rights in Iran ...

December 13, 2019

Shiraz Protests: “They Killed Our Boy with a Bullet on Our Own Street”

Family Ordered to Conceal Shiraz Man’s Death at Protest Iranian authorities pressured the family of Bahman Jafari, who died from a bullet wound to his heart on November 17, 2019, while state forces were trying to crush a ...

December 11, 2019

“How Could They Shoot at a Kid?” Authorities Shirk Responsibility After Teen Killed on Way Home from School

Fifteen-year-old Mohammad Dastankhah (also spelled Dadsetankhah) was walking home from high school in the city of Shiraz, Fars Province when he was shot and killed by a bullet while local authorities were repressing street protests in his ...

November 4, 2019

Former Political Prisoner Arrested at “Cyrus Day” Celebration

The tomb of Cyrus the Great, a UNESCO protected world heritage site, is located southwest of the palaces of Pasargadae in Shiraz, Fars Province. Unofficial Commemoration Growing in Popularity Despite State ...

July 19, 2019

Prisoner of Conscience “Not Heard From” Since Transfer to “Punishment” Unit in Adelabad Prison

After refusing to break his hunger strike, prisoner of conscience Hossein Sepanta was transferred to the Intelligence Ministry’s wing inside Adelabad Prison in Shiraz, Fars Province, on July 10, 2019, on orders of the facility’s director, the ...

April 3, 2019

US, Iran and EU Must All Take Steps to Ensure International Aid Reaches Iran Floods Victims

US Sanctions and Iranian Mismanagement Preventing Critically Needed Aid April 4, 2019 –The US and EU should immediately take steps to ensure that Iran receives humanitarian aid to assist disaster relief efforts in the wake of devastating floods that ...

March 26, 2019

Shiraz Floods: Safeguarding Human Rights When Natural Disasters Hit

At least 19 people have died in Shiraz, the capital of Iran’s Fars Province, as a result of flash flooding from a sudden, heavy downpour of rain. State media reports indicate at least ...

December 28, 2017

Iranian-Jewish Worshippers Find Two Synagogues Ransacked and Vandalized in Shiraz

Unidentified assailants attacked two synagogues in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz on December 24 and 25, 2017, and destroyed or desecrated religious items, according to Sam Kermanian, an adviser to the Los Angeles-based ...

August 10, 2017

Iran Executes Man Arrested at 15 Despite Commitment to Stop Executing Juveniles

Prominent Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh: Case Had “Serious Holes” August 10, 2017–Iran has violated its international obligations by executing Alireza Tajiki, who was 15-years-old when he was arrested and 16 when he was sentenced to death, said the Center for Human ...

December 8, 2016

Briefing: Iran’s Fashion Industry is the Latest Victim of Khamenei’s War on Western Culture

Iran’s brain drain has spread to the fashion sector as designers, photographers, models and other industry professionals emigrate to escape raids, the shuttering of their businesses, arrests and prosecutions under vague laws that restrict freedom of expression. ...

April 5, 2015

Cartoon 107: Ali Motahari Attacked in Shiraz

Conservative Member of the Iranian Parliament Ali Motahari was attacked during a March 9, 2015 visit to Shiraz to deliver a speech. Plainclothes individual attacked the taxi cab he was aboard with sticks and stones, broke the windows, ...

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