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Imagine being arrested for a crime you didn’t commit. Now imagine being convicted for that crime, and sentenced to death for allegations of which there is no evidence. It is a worst-case scenario which one cannot possibly prepare themselves for. Now take
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Jun 10, 16 •
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It is no secret the grim conditions political prisoners face at the hands of the Iranian Regime. The individual stories of the severe injustices they face are a daily occurrence and many are in need of immediate, urgent assistance. One such story is of
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Jun 8, 16 •
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Many Iranian citizens are denied access to education because of their activism in fighting for human rights. Today, we bring another example of the injustices and oppressive regime of the Iranian government in the case of Arash and Golrokh. According to the
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Sep 11, 15 •
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It was around noon I was just standing in the hallway waiting to be called in the courtroom to hear my ruling. I knew nothing good is going to come out of it but I was just praying and hoping that the judge will somehow give me a lesser punishment. My name
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Sep 9, 15 •
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Sorry if my story is a bit confusing on dates and events but it’s been 21 years since it all happened and i may have been a lot scared and may have been drugged 1994, i was 24 my children were 4 and 1 years old and i was miscarrying a third after a row
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Sep 9, 15 •
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When I first met the people that groomed me I was in a very vulnerable state I was desperate for a way out of my addiction & felt so alone they gave me false hope & a false sense of belonging …It has effected my life & the way I am in many
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Sep 9, 15 •
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I call these years the lost years because that’s exactly what they were ..I was 14 my dad was working 12 hour shifts & I hardly seen him ..my mum was a bad alcoholic at this point as she couldn’t cope with the loss of her dad..my older brother left
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My name is Nicola. I was almost 14 when it started happening to me. It all began with the promise of a modelling job. I wasn’t a particularly confident girl and when Daniel, the photographer, asked me to do some glamor modelling for him I was flattered and
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Sep 8, 15 •
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Okay so I turned 9. Here is the big day. “assignment Day , Farsi (Jashn-e-Taklif)” here is what it means: A girl who reaches the age of responsibility (9 years old) should take religious directives and requirements, and avoid what Allah has
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Sep 8, 15 •
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A warning Open Letter from Iranian Human Rights and Political Activists to West: ‘Do Not Appease the Iranian Regime’ This Iran deal doesn’t change the human rights situation in Iran. Written by : Shabnam Assadollahi (Ottawa, Ontario) Iranian human
