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Iran: Urgent call for intervention concerning renewed arrest of Nasrin Sotoudeh and continuing detention of Reza Khandan | Joint letter
Iran: Urgent call for intervention concerning renewed arrest of Nasrin Sotoudeh and continuing detention of Reza Khandan | Joint letter
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Iran: Urgent call for intervention concerning renewed arrest of Nasrin Sotoudeh and continuing detention of Reza Khandan | Joint letter
China: Release arbitrarily detained human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng at the end of his sentence | 中国：当局必须在刑满后释放被任意拘留的人权律师余文生，并确保其充分自由 | Joint statement
China: Legal and human rights organisations condemn the conviction of Chinese human rights lawyer Xie Yang | Joint statement
United States: Resume cooperation with the Universal Periodic Review  | Joint oral statement to the UN Human Rights Council
Iran: Grave risks to lawyers and prisoners of conscience amid armed conflict  | Joint oral statement to the UN Human Rights Council
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Iran: Urgent call for intervention concerning renewed arrest of Nasrin Sotoudeh and continuing detention of Reza Khandan | Joint letter

15/04/2026

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