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Iran frees prominent rights lawyer Sotoudeh

Reuters: Human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, seen by campaign groups as Iran's highest profile political prisoner, was freed on Wednesday, in another...

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...

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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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Ship Traffic Through the Strait of Hormuz Has Nearly Come to a Halt After Tanker Attacks

Reuters, citing data from maritime tracking company Kpler, reported...

Iran’s Regime Plans Fuel Rationing, Higher Gasoline Prices Within Next 15 Days

Esmail Saghab-Esfahani, a vice president of Iran's regime, said...

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