Witness Testimony
Witness Statement of Jalel Sherhani
In this witness statement, Jalel Sherhani—a 44 year old Ahwazi Arab now residing outside of Iran—describes the plight of the Ahwazi Arabs, an ethnic minority ... Read more
In memory of Marjan Ahouraee: an Iranian transsexual refugee
(April 9, 2013) -- According to reports from UNHCR (the UN Refugee Agency) the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) ranks third out of countries with the highest number ... Watch video
Witness Statement of Hamed Khajeheian: A Sufi Persecuted
(April 1, 2013) -- In recent months, the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) has received reports of increased persecution of adherents to Sufism in Iran—including arbitrary arrests of members of the Sufi order and attacks on Sufi places of worship. ... Read more
Witness Statement of Hamed, an Iranian homosexual
(March 12, 2013) -- In this witness statement, Hamed--a homosexual Iranian man--discusses his activities with the LGBT community inside Iran, the government's treatment of members of the LGBT minority and society's views towards LGBTs. ... Watch video
Witness Statement of Saeed Pourheydar
(March 5, 2013) -- In this witness statement and short video testimony, Saeed Pourheydar—an Iranian journalist now living in exile—discusses his arrest following the disputed June 2009 presidential elections in Iran and his subsequent detention at Evin prison. ... Watch video
Witness Testimony of Abbas Sadeghi: From Drugs to Faith
(February 22, 2013) -- In this short video testimony, Abbas Sadeghi – an Iranian refugee who was addicted to drugs for 18 years – describes ... Watch video
Testimony of Mina Dehghani Sarkazi: A Child Unprotected
(6 February 2013) -- The Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) is a signatory to the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)—a human rights treaty that requires that states act in the best interests of the child and safeguard the civil, political, economic, social, health and cultural rights of children. ... Watch video
Witness Testimony: Behrouz Javid Tehrani
(January 8, 2013) - The Cost of Not Staying Silent: Behrouz Javid Tehrani, an Iranian journalist and former student activist, describes the conditions and experiences of his imprisonment in Iranian jails between 1999 and 2011. In particular, he discusses the treatment he and others endured at Rajaee Shahr prison -- where he spent the majority of his more than 11 years long imprisonment. ... Watch video
Witness Testimony of Maryam Ahmadi
(February 5, 2013) - The life of a lesbian in Iran: Despite the claims of Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to the contrary, individuals with homosexual sexual orientation do live in the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI). ... Watch video
Witness Statement of Rebin Rahmani
Name: Rebin (Karim) Rahmani Place of Birth: Kamyaran, Iran Date of Birth: 23 September 1983 Occupation: Kurdish Human Rights Activist Interviewing Organization: Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) Date of ... Read more
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