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Iran must free the Bahá’í leaders who have been jailed for five years too many

The Guardian: Today is the fifth anniversary of the unjust imprisonment of seven Bahá'í leaders in Iran. They were jailed for 20 years...

Iran cracks down ahead of election

Wall Street Journal: The Iranian government has launched a pre-emptive crackdown ahead of presidential elections next month, Iranians say, including disrupting the...

Report finds Iran among worst violators of religious freedom

Fox News: Religious freedom is in short supply in the Middle East, according to the bipartisan U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom,...

Five years on, Bahais appeal for release in Iran

AFP: Five years after seven Bahai leaders were arrested in Iran, members of the faith are campaigning to increase attention to their ...

Family shares letters from American held in Iran

AP: An ex-Marine incarcerated in Iran for nearly two years says in the first letters written to family in Michigan that he is...

Iran: Editor arrested after report claiming voter fraud

AP: A journalist for an Iranian news website says its editor has been arrested after reporting that there is an audiotape of President...

Iran, Syria ranked among world’s worst countries for press freedom

Al-Arabiya: North Korea, Iran and Syria have been named among the top 10 worst countries for press freedom, according to an annual ranking...

Iran continues crackdown on Sufis

Huffington Post: Iran continues to arrest Sufi mystics. The victims of state suppression represent the Gonabadi-Nimatullahi order, the main body of traditional ...

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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,...

Targeted Repression of Iranian Women, From Mass Arrests to Death Sentences

Women in Iran have faced a wave of widespread arrests and targeted repression; a wave that indicates a planned...

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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...

375% Increase in Food Prices in Iran

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