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Censorship Kills: Remembering Sattar Behesthi

By Hamid Yazdan Panah On October 30th, 2012, Sattar Beheshti was arrested by the Iranian cyber police. His crime alleged crime was posting his...

The New Orientalism: Iran as a Political Commodity

By Hamid Yazdan Panah Iran is a hot commodity. Whether it is being sold as a misunderstood land of mystery, or eyed as a...

Iran Freedom Convention Makes Global Impact

By Hamid Yazdan Panah Each year the Iranian resistance holds a massive convention in Paris calling for democratic change in Iran. The event draws...

Iran Echo Chamber Demonizes Dissidents

By Hamid Yazdan Panah Recent reports have shed light on the tactics used by the Obama administration to sell the Iran deal to the...

Iran Launches New Wave of Repression Despite Facade of Progress

By Hamid Yazdan Panah Iran is making headlines, but for all the wrong reasons. This past month saw a series of important stories come...

Iran Deal Distorted by Obama Administration

By Hamid Yazdan Panah A recent article in theNew York Times Magazine provided a candid look at the politics and rhetoric surrounding the Iran...

Iran uses medical negligence as weapon against dissidents

By Hamid Yazdan Panah The Iranian regime employs many methods in its war against its own people. This includes torture, execution, isolation and terror....

Italy’s Iran Deal Ignores Human Rights in Iran

By Hamid Yazdan Panah This past week Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi journeyed to Iran in search of diplomatic opportunities and financial gains. Renzi...

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More Than 300 Global Figures Urge UN Action Over Rising Executions in Iran

A coalition of more than 300 international legal experts, former United Nations officials, Nobel Prize laureates, judges, and human...

Iranian Citizens Struggle to Cover Expenses as Housing Crisis Deepens

In recent months, the housing crisis has become one of the country’s most important economic and social concerns. Continuous...

Iran: Death Sentence of Political Prisoner Manouchehr Fallah Reconfirmed

As pressure against political prisoners in Iran intensifies, reports indicate that a court in Rasht has once again confirmed...

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Urban Poverty in Iran: The Collapse of the Economy of Life in Major Cities

Urban poverty in Iran has now reached a stage...

Gasoline Price Hikes in Iran Trigger a New Battle Over People’s Livelihoods

As Iran’s economic crisis, inflation, and declining purchasing power...

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