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Iran slams Euro MEPs for meeting dissidents

AFP: Iran has criticised European parliamentarians for meeting leading dissidents during a visit this month to the Islamic republic, media reports said on Sunday. ...

UN criticizes Iran on human rights violations

AP: The U.N. General Assembly has approved a resolution criticizing Iran for serious rights violations including torture and its "alarming" and frequent use of...

Second worst year for journalists in jail

AFP: The number of journalists killed and imprisoned fell in 2013 but it was still the second worst year on record for reporters in prison,...

Iran arrests man on charges of spying for Britain

AP: Iran's media says authorities have arrested a man on charges of spying for Britain. The semiofficial ISNA news agency said Saturday the man was...

Naghmeh Abedini pleads for husband imprisoned in Iran

UPI: The wife of U.S. pastor Saeed Abedini, who has been imprisoned in Iran since June 2012, spoke before a House subcommittee on foreign...

Iran’s human rights abuses offer glimpse into Tehran’s power struggle

Fox News: These are vital questions as the U.S. and European nations grapple with the question of easing sanctions against Tehran in return for changes...

EU Parliament to visit Iran without preconditions

UPI: The European Parliament's delegation for relations with Iran is set to travel to Iran this week. If it goes ahead as planned, this...

Rouhani says tolerance can resolve Iran political prisoner issue

AFP: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told university students Saturday that tolerance could resolve the issue of political prisoners, as some of them chanted for opposition...

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Tensions Rise Between France and Iran’s Regime

In response to the Iranian regime's decision to declare two former employees of the French Embassy in Tehran "persona...

Cost of Living Basket Several Times Higher Than Iranian Workers’ Wages

Workers' cost of living has come under pressure from inflation and low wages. July inflation data point to intensifying...

‘No To Executions Tuesdays’ Campaign Expands to 60 Prisons Across Iran

According to human rights sources in Iran, the "No to Executions Tuesdays" campaign has expanded to 60 prisons across...

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Iran’s Healthcare Services in Crisis with Shortage of 100,000 Nurses

The shortage of 100,000 nurses in Iran's healthcare system...

Iran’s Regime Cuts Food Voucher Benefits Under ‘Overseas Resident’ Label

In its latest move against low-income segments of society,...

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