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Iran steps up arrests, torture, executions: U.N.

Reuters: Iran has stepped up executions of prisoners including juveniles as well as arrests of dissidents who are often tortured in jail,...

Ally of Iran president accused in protester deaths

AP: Iran's state TV says prosecutors have accused a close ally of the Iranian president of involvement in the deaths of detainees during...

Iran slams Berlin film fest award for Panahi

AFP: Iran on Monday protested against the awarding of a Silver Bear to Jafar Panahi for the best screenplay for Parde (Closed Curtain)...

US lawmakers urge release of Christian in Iran

AFP: US lawmakers on Thursday pressed for the release of an Iranian-American pastor imprisoned in Tehran over his work with underground churches,...

Berlin fest unveils Iran director’s cry for freedom

AFP: The 63rd Berlinale premiered Tuesday the latest film by banned Iranian director Jafar Panahi, a haunting lament about crushing state oppression...

Iran holds, questions opposition leaders’ children

Reuters: Iranian authorities held and questioned two daughters of detained opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi and the son of fellow opposition figure Mehdi...

U.N., U.S. condemn attack on Iran dissidents in Iraq

Reuters: The U.N. secretary-general and the U.S. government condemned a deadly attack on an Iranian dissident camp in the Iraqi capital early ...

Hell on Earth: Inside Iran’s brutal Evin prison

Fox News: It is known as Evin University, but it's no school -- it is one of the world's most brutal and infamous...

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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...

Ali Akbar Daneshvarkar’s Final Letter Offers a Personal Account from Iran’s Death Row

Iran’s regime tries to shut the voice of dissidents through brutal executions. But in the case of Ali Akbar...

Iranian Political Prisoner Mohammad Abbasi Hanged in Ghezel Hesar Prison

In the early hours of Wednesday, May 13, the judiciary of the Iranian regime executed Mohammad Abbasi, a 55-year-old...

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Iran’s Inflation Crisis: A Monster Nurtured by the Power Structure

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Coalition discovers dozens of Iranian rockets in Iraq

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