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Tag : Tortured confessions

July 29, 2019

Detained Activist Sepideh Qoliyan Loses Consciousness During Hunger Strike

"Sepideh is Very Weak and Fragile and Cannot Walk," Says Father Activist and freelance journalist Sepideh Qoliyan (also known as Gholian) lost consciousness in her cell on July 27, 2019, while on hunger strike, and was rushed to ...

February 27, 2019

Families Denied Access to Secretive Trial of Iran’s Detained Conservationists

International Outcry Against Rampant Denials of Due Process Detained conservationist Morad Tahbaz was summoned to two closed-door sessions February 24-25, 2019, in Tehran’s Revolutionary Court system, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) has learned. A ...

February 26, 2019

Intelligence Ministry Denies Labor Activists Qoliyan and Bakhshi Medical Treatment

Supporters of Esmail Bakhshi and Sepideh Qoliyan hold up a sign demanding that ...

February 7, 2019

Mounting Evidence that Clears Eight Conservationists from Grave Charges, Judiciary Still Relies on Forced “Confessions”

Iran Must Guarantee Fair Trial in Upcoming Court Session on February 12 Year-long Detainment Continues while Judiciary Ignores Conclusions of Supreme National Security Council, Intelligence Ministry and Department of Environment February 7, 2019—In light of the upcoming court ...

January 30, 2019

Renewed Pressure in Iran to Block Instagram After Activist’s Post About Torture Makes Headlines

A labor activist’s widely read Instagram post alleging he was tortured while in the custody of Iran’s Intelligence Ministry was never fully investigated but ...

January 22, 2019

Iran: Release Labor Activists Re-Arrested For Revealing They’d Been Tortured

Esmail Bakhshi and Sepideh Qoliyan Both At Risk of Serious Harm January 22, 2019—The arrests of labor activist Esmail Bakhshi and freelance reporter Sepideh Qoliyan (also spelled Sepideh ...

January 10, 2019

Labor Activist’s Revelation of Torture During Detention Prompts Wave of Reports of Abuse in Iran’s Prisons

Esmail Bakhshi’s lawyer says her client is under intense pressure to retract statements about his torture Labor activist Esmail Bakhshi’s public letter in which he revealed his torture in an Intelligence Ministry ...

July 11, 2018

Iranian Teens’ Televised “Confessions” For Social Media Postings Prompt Strong Outcry

IRIB Defends Decision to Air Clips of Teenagers Detained For Expressing Themselves Online An Iranian charity for children has condemned Iran’s state-run broadcasting organization for airing the “confessions” of teenage girls ...

December 20, 2017

Iran’s State TV Aired Forced Confession of Ahmadreza Djalali Because He Refused to Spy for Iran

A screenshot of a clip of Ahmadreza Djalali’s so-called “confession” on Iran’s state-run IRIB state TV. Iranian state TV aired a forced confession by Ahmadreza Djalali because he wrote in ...

December 18, 2017

Forced Confession of Academic on Death Row in Iran Has No Legitimacy

A scene from Ahmadreza Djalali's forced confession that was aired on Iran's state-run IRIB news channel on December 17, 2017. Islamic Republic Has Long History of Forcing False Confessions in Politically ...

July 8, 2014

New Report Reveals Iranian TV’s Continued Human Rights Violations

The United States should reinstate sanctions on Iran’s state TV and radio broadcasting agency, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), for the continuation of its widespread human rights violations detailed in this report. ...

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