Tara Sepehri Far
Iran and Kuwait Senior Researcher, Middle East and North Africa Division
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Tara Sepehri Far is a researcher in the Middle East and North Africa Division, where she investigates human rights abuses in Iran and Kuwait. Prior to joining Human Rights Watch, she was the Deputy Director of the Human Rights in Iran Unit at the City University New York, where she worked on a project supporting the mandate of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran. Tara graduated from Sharif University of Technology in Tehran and holds M.A. and LL.M degrees in international law from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. She is a native Farsi speaker.
Articles Authored
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August 30, 2018
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August 10, 2018
Iran’s Judiciary Threatens Executions for Economic ‘Crimes’
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June 5, 2018
Want to Choose Your Lawyer? Good Luck in Iran
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April 24, 2018
Notorious Iranian Prosecutor Behind Bars … For Now
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April 14, 2018
Why an Iranian Rights Violator Isn’t in Prison
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January 26, 2018
Will Iran’s Parliamentary Visit to Evin Prison Bear Fruit?
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January 8, 2018
Iran Outsmarted Itself in Silencing Activists
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November 30, 2017
Iran’s Child Soldiers in Syria
Reports Authored
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Iran: State-Backed Hacking of Activists, Journalists, Politicians
Ongoing Phishing Campaign Imperils Independent Groups
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