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Simon Pánek is the new President of Alliance2015. Pánek, director and co-founder of People in Need, replaces Vagn Berthelsen from IBIS, who is ending his four-year term.
Hivos is deeply concerned about the conviction of Fatemeh Masjedi and Maryam Bidgoli by the provincial and appeal branch of Qom Province in Iran.
Discriminatory laws and policies against homosexuals and other sexual minorities in Iran put them at risk of harassment, violence, and even death, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on wednesday.