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I was a political prisoner in Iran – and this is why I won’t be celebrating President Rouhani’s trip to Europe

By Farzad Madadzadeh INDEPENDENT How many more unelected Iranian leaders will walk the red carpet into Europe before the West realizes that none of them...

Spanish MPs rip Iran’s human rights abuses

Iran Focus London, 20 Dec - A group of 35 Members of Parliament and Senators from Spain have signed a statement expressing their “deep...

Iran hangs 3 political prisoners – opposition

Iran Focus Tehran, 20 Dec - Iranian authorities on Saturday hanged three political prisoners in a prison in the south-eastern province of Sistan and...

IRAN: Jason Rezaian sentenced to prison

London, 22 Nov - On 22 November, a court in Iran has sentenced Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian to an unspecified prison term, the...

Telegram target of Revolutionary Guards in widening crackdown in Iran

Iran FocusLondon, 16 Nov - On 15 November Iranian authorities have arrested administrators of more than 20 groups on the messaging app Telegram for...

Seven Sunnis at risk of imminent execution in Iran

Iran Focus London, 5 Nov - Reports received from inside Iran prisons on Tuesday indicate that Tehran is about to execute seven Sunni prisoners,...

MPs seek focus on human rights in UK’s Iran policy

Iran Focus London, 20 Oct - Members of Parliament on Monday urged the United Kingdom government to pressure Iran to halt executions as a...

UN’s Ban Ki-moon denounces juvenile executions in Iran

Iran Focus New York, 20 Oct - The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he was "deeply saddened" by the news of the execution...

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Concerns in U.S. Congress Over Cryptocurrency Transfers to Networks Linked to Iran’s Regime

Two members of the U.S. Congress, Sean Casten and Gregory Meeks, in an official letter to the U.S. government,...

IRGC Increases Terrorist Activities in Gulf Arab Countries

At a time when Iran’s regime is pursuing a policy of regional militarism, a broad wave of alleged IRGC-linked...

77 Days of Internet Shutdown, A Tool of Control and a Sign of Tehran’s Real Fears

The crisis of internet shutdowns in Iran has entered a new phase. 77 days of internet cuts, widespread disruptions,...

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375% Increase in Food Prices in Iran

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