Fred Petrossian · February 2020

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Fred Petrossian · February, 2020

Latest posts by Fred Petrossian from February, 2020

Two Iranian rights activists revisit the November 2019 internet shutdown

The shutdown was meant to halt the dissemination of information as protests spread

Written by Fred Petrossian

20 February 2020

To apply for a national ID card in Iran, members of ‘unrecognized’ religious minorities now need to deny their faith

The removal of the "other religions" option from the national ID card application form essentially bars members of certain religious minorities from full citizenship.

Written by Fred Petrossian

1 February 2020

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