Last month the world turned its attention to Iran for its seemingly arbitrary transfer of a detained British-Australian academic. Kylie Moore-Gilbert, who was detained in September 2018 and is serving a ten-year sentence, was moved from the notorious Evin Prison to an unspecified location. When Human Rights Activists released the report, nearly every major media publication across the globe once again jumped to denounce her detention. Widespread speculation as to Moore-Gilbert’s whereabouts ensued. As a human rights professional who focuses on Iran, it was gratifying to see such a swift…
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A number of civil and media activists arrested and summoned in different cities of Iran
Following the ongoing violations of human rights in Iran, three media activists and civil activists critical of the Islamic Republic’s government were arrested in Tehran and Ahvaz in recent days, and two human rights activists were summoned to khuzestan judicial authorities. According to reliable human rights sources, two Ahwazi Arab bloggers and media activists, Reza Bavi and Fouad Sadeghi, were arrested by security agents on October 30, 2020, at Tehran International Airport (Imam) and the next day on October 31, 2020, Kamal Hosseini in front of Chamran University in Ahvaz.…
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