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Iran: Fears remain mother of two could be hanged

Amnesty International today urged the Iranian authorities not to execute by any other method a 43-year-old woman convicted...

March 27, 2011

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Iran: Authorities must release wife and brother-in-law of human rights lawyer

Amnesty International is calling on its worldwide membership to appeal to Iranian authorities to release the wife and...

March 27, 2011

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Iran: Government must halt execution of man convicted for murder that occurred when he was 15-years-old

Amnesty International today urgently called on Iranian authorities to halt the imminent execution of Mohammad Reza Haddadi,...

March 27, 2011

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Iran: Medical treatment is denied to political prisoners

A year after the start of a major crackdown in Iran in response to the demonstrations that followed President Mahmoud...

March 27, 2011

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Iran: Concern over imminent executions

Amid fears that two Iranian women may be executed imminently, including one by stoning for adultery, Amnesty International...

March 27, 2011

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Iran: Iran May Still Execute Woman Convicted of Adultery By Another Method

The Iranian Embassy in London announced on Thursday that Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani would not be stoned to death. However,...

March 27, 2011

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One Year After Massive Political Dissent in Iran, Government Crackdown Widens with Hundreds Unjustly Imprisoned; Torture and Executions Widespread

One year after massive dissent erupted over Iran?s disputed June 2009 presidential election, Amnesty International documents...

March 27, 2011

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Iran: Fears remain mother of two could be hanged

Amnesty International today urged the Iranian authorities not to execute by any other method a 43-year-old woman convicted...

March 27, 2011

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Iran: Iran ‘Shows Contempt’ for Human Rights by Rejecting U.N. Recommendations, Says Amnesty International

Amnesty International today criticized Iran for rejecting important recommendations by the United Nations to improve human...

March 27, 2011

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Iran: Government must halt execution of man convicted for murder that occurred when he was 15-years-old

Amnesty International today urgently called on Iranian authorities to halt the imminent execution of Mohammad Reza Haddadi,...

March 27, 2011

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Iran – Amnesty International and Other NGOs to Hold Silent Vigil for Iran at Ralph J. Bunche Park

Amnesty International USA along with co-sponsors, United4Iran, Student World Assembly, International Campaign for Human...

March 27, 2011

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Iran: Election contested, repression compounded

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March 26, 2011