Center for Human Rights in Iran: Iran Intensifies Crackdown on Human Rights Lawyers Amid Growing Repression
January 13, 2025
January 13, 2025
NEW YORK, Jan. 13 -- The Center for Human Rights in Iran issued the following statement:
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The Islamic Republic of Iran is waging a campaign of intimidation and prosecution against human rights lawyers, targeting those who defend protesters, dissidents, and other victims of state violence. The arrests and sentencing of five prominent lawyers in just the last month demonstrate the Iranian authorities' intensifying efforts to silence independent legal voices and . . .
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The Islamic Republic of Iran is waging a campaign of intimidation and prosecution against human rights lawyers, targeting those who defend protesters, dissidents, and other victims of state violence. The arrests and sentencing of five prominent lawyers in just the last month demonstrate the Iranian authorities' intensifying efforts to silence independent legal voices and . . .