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Iran restores blocks on Facebook, Twitter

AP: Iranian authorities have restored blocks on Facebook and Twitter after a "technical glitch" briefly removed filters from the social networks overnight....

American says Iran keeping him for prisoner swap

AFP: A US citizen jailed in Iran said in a letter released Wednesday that his captors were keeping him in harsh conditions in...

Mother of man held in Iran releases letter to him

AP: The mother of a former U.S. Marine who has been held in Iran for two years on spying charges on Thursday released...

US calls for release of Americans imprisoned in Iran

AFP: US Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday called for the release of two American dual citizens jailed in Iran, saying Washington...

Wife of pastor jailed in Iran slams Obama silence

AFP: The wife of an Iranian-American pastor imprisoned in Iran said Monday she was "extremely disappointed" that US President Barack Obama had...

Iranian court rejects American pastor’s appeal

AP: An Iranian court has rejected an appeal by an American pastor to reduce his eight-year prison sentence, a human-rights group representing ...

Maryam Rajavi demands justice for 30,000 Iranian political prisoners massacred in 1988

Digital Journal: Iranian Resistance president-elect Maryam Rajavi has condemned the 'shameful and evil' genocide of 30,000 political prisoners in Iran 25 years...

I was lucky to escape with my life

The Independent: Social media has made it harder for governments to cover up their abuses.  For me this realization has poignant implications. Perhaps...

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Iran’s Economic Growth Decline Accelerates

The Statistical Center of Iran, a government agency of Iran's regime, announced in its latest report that the country's...

New Wave of Protests Across Various Iranian Cities

On June 21 and 22, a new wave of protest gatherings emerged across various cities in Iran. Students, university...

126th Week of ‘No to Executions Tuesdays’ Campaign in 57 Prisons

In the 126th week of the protest campaign "No to Executions Tuesdays," political prisoners in 57 prisons across Iran...

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126th Week of ‘No to Executions Tuesdays’ Campaign in 57 Prisons

In the 126th week of the protest campaign "No...

New Wave of Protests Across Various Iranian Cities

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