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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April 9, 2021
Biden Needs a Middle East-Wide Human Rights Policy
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September 9, 2020
Iran is Having its #MeToo Moment
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January 24, 2020
Iran's Cover-up of Plane Crash Compounded Its Trouble in the Streets
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September 30, 2019
Facetime Stunt Reminds Iranians Abroad of Forced Separation from Loved Ones
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Reports Authored
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Iran: State-Backed Hacking of Activists, Journalists, Politicians
Ongoing Phishing Campaign Imperils Independent Groups
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