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• Iran Election: Don’t Ignore Ebrahim Raisi’s Gross Rights Violations

  June 3, 2021 – Iranian presidential candidate Ebrahim Raisi should be investigated for crimes against humanity, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) said in a statement today.
  “Raisi is a pillar of a system that jails, tortures, and kills people for daring to criticize state policies,” said CHRI Executive Director Hadi Ghaemi.
  “Instead of running for president, he should be tried in an impartial court and held accountable for his role in the extrajudicial executions of thousands of (...)

• For Iran’s Lawyers, Defending Dissidents Is Getting Dangerous

  This op-ed was published in World Politics Review
  Jasmin Ramsey, Center for Human Rights in Iran
  Tuesday, May 18, 2021
  In 1985, my parents were taken to court in Tehran by a tenant who was trying to stop them from selling a property he was renting from them at the time. My parents were surprised to learn about the lawsuit. After all, they had given the tenant several months to vacate. He had no legitimate legal argument.
  On the day of the hearing, when it was the tenant’s turn to present (...)

• Outdated U.S. Policies Are Helping Iran Censor Its Citizens

  Outdated U.S. Policies Are Helping Iran Censor Its Citizens
  Unclear guidelines and fear of sanctions are stopping tech companies from selling products that would help Iranians access the internet freely and evade government surveillance.
  https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/05/06/iran-internet-censorship-us-sanctions/
  By Karen Kramer, May 6, 2021
  An existential battle is playing out online in Iran between citizens and the state that seeks to control them.
  Citizens there rely on the internet (...)

• “Show Trials” of Dual Nationals Will Continue Until P5+1 Creates United Front Against Hostage-Taking

  April 27, 2021 – World powers negotiating with Iran over its nuclear program should present a joint stance against Iran’s cruel and unlawful practice of jailing dual nationals to use as bargaining chips, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) urged ahead of more show trials of dual nationals scheduled for April 28, 2021.
  “No government should be allowed to play with human lives as political pawns, yet that’s what the Iranian government has been doing with dual nationals for years,” said (...)

• Mohammad Nourizad is not alone and will not be left alone…

  https://www.change.org/p/dear-mrs-mitchell-bachelet-mohammad-nourizad-is-not-alone-and-will-not-be-left-alone?redirect=false

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