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UN rights resolution criticizes Iran for post-election violations
November 21, 2009

[JURIST] The UN Human Rights Committee [official website] Friday passed a resolution criticizing Iran for human rights violations, especially in the aftermath of the controversial reelection [JURIST news archive] earlier this year of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad [JURIST news archive]. The committee....... [more]

Iran to execute five post-election protesters
November 18, 2009

[JURIST] An Iranian court has sentenced five people to death for their roles in protests that took place after this summer's disputed elections [JURIST news archive], according to state media Tuesday. Another 81 people have been sentenced to prison [Al-Jazeera report] for up to 15 years. The names o....... [more]

Iran sets up committee to fight Internet crime
November 15, 2009

[JURIST] The Iranian government on Saturday announced the establishment of a new police unit to fight Internet crime, though opposition leaders say its true purpose is to crack down on protesters and voices of dissent, who rely on the Internet to get their message out. The police unit has proclaimed....... [more]

US seeks seizure of mosques from Islamic foundation alleged to be Iran front
November 13, 2009

[JURIST] The US government on Thursday amended a complaint against Islamic charity the Alavi Foundation [organization website] to include a request for the seizure of assets, including four mosques, claiming that the organization is actually controlled by the Iranian government. The amended complain....... [more]

Iran prosecutor charges 3 US backpackers with espionage
November 9, 2009

[JURIST] Iranā??s prosecutor general Abbas Jafari Dolat-Abadi said Monday that the three American hikers arrested in July for illegally entering Iran are being charged with espionage [IRNA report]. In statements to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), Dolat-Abadi further declared that the invest....... [more]

HRW claims Iran police sexually assaulted detainees held after election protests
November 7, 2009

[JURIST] Iranian officials covered up the sexual assault of detainees held after the disputed June 12 presidential election [JURIST news archive], Human Rights Watch (HRW) [advocacy website) said Friday. HRW documented [AP article] the rape and sexual assault of three protesters at the hands of Iran....... [more]

US religious freedom report criticizes Islamic nations
October 27, 2009

[JURIST] The US Department of State (DOS) [official website] released its annual Report on International Religious Freedom [materials] Monday, criticizing Islamic countries for limiting religious expression. The report found that countries such as North Korea and Iran [JURIST news archives] have att....... [more]

Federal judge criticizes lack of remedies available to victims of Iran-sponsored terror
October 1, 2009

[JURIST] Judge Royce Lambeth of the US District Court for the District of Columbia [official website] on Wednesday released a 191-page opinion [text, PDF] expressing frustration with the inability of victims of Iranian-sponsored terrorism to receive their court-ordered judgments. In the opinion, Lam....... [more]

Iran leader denies violation of nuclear agreement
September 26, 2009

[JURIST] Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] Saturday denied that Iran had broken nuclear development regulations in respect to a newly-disclosed nuclear facility, insisting that the applicable disclosure rules only require notice six months before nuclear materi....... [more]

Rights groups urge UN to investigate Iran post-election abuses
September 22, 2009

[JURIST] Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran [advocacy websites] on Monday called for [press release] the UN General Assembly [official website] to appoint a special envoy to investigate allegations of human rights abuses in Iran since the controversial J....... [more]

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