Year: 2017

Iran’s drug problem: Addicts ‘more than double’ in six years

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The number of people suffering from drug addiction in Iran has more than doubled in the last six years, local media report. A survey carried out by a drug control group has found that about 2.8 million people are regularly consuming drugs in the country. Opium, the main ingredient in heroin, is the country’s most popular narcotic, making up 67% of consumption. Production of the drug in neighbouring Afghanistan has risen in recent years. A spokesman for the Drug Control Organisation, Parviz Afshar, said that marijuana and its derivatives accounted…

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Five Cyberactivists Arrested in Kurdistan, Iran

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In the ongoing Violations of Expression and Communications Rights in Iran, five Bloggers and cyberactivists moderators of Telegram Groups were arrested in Mahabaad and Sanadaj. At the same time, a top judiciary official warned against continuous opposition activities on social media while only weeks remains to Iran’s presidential elections.   Human Rights sources reported the arrest of Bijan Eivary, Mostafa Sharifi and Mehdi Badzahr on Sunday April 2, in the city of Sanandaj, while Hiva Kiyaei (Dastan) and Mehdi Salahi were arrested at the same day in the city of…

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The Appeal Court of 2 Labor Activists Held in Kurdistan

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On March 6, 2017, the appeal hearing of Mahmoud Salehi and Osman Ismaili was held in Kurdistan province. According to the report of Human Rights Activists , the appeal hearing of Mahmoud Salehi and Osman Ismaili was held at the fourth branch of the Appeal Court in Kurdistan Province on March 6, 2017. Previously the appeal hearing had not been held because of the absence of the prosecutor. It should be noted that Mahmoud Salehi, labor activist was sentenced to nine years in prison on charge of “propaganda against the regime”…

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3 Labour Activists Arrested in Shiraz

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Three labour activists in Fars province were arrested by the security forces in Shiraz. There is no information about these activists’ situation and whereabouts. According the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran, Shahab Karin Aghaei, Jafar Pazhoheshpour, and Hossein Esmaeili were arrested in front of Job Centre Department of Fars province, by the plainclothes agents, on Wednesday February 8, 2017.   These citizens were among the striking workers and protesters of “Iran’s Telecommunication Company” and have been active in organizing workers and employees of this company’s recent…

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