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U.N. condemns rights abuses in Iran, North Korea and Syria

Reuters: The U.N. General Assembly condemned North Korea, Iran and Syria on Thursday for widespread human rights abuses and all three countries...

American pastor imprisoned while visiting family in Iran

Fox News: A 32-year-old Iranian who is a U.S. citizen and a Christian convert has been imprisoned without notice of any formal ...

Sakharov prize honours those ‘standing up for better Iran’

AFP: The European Parliament roundly condemned Iran as it awarded its prestigious Sakharov prize Wednesday to lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh and film-maker Jafar...

Record number of reporters jailed globally: Report

AP: The Committee to Protect Journalists on Tuesday said Turkey, Iran and China have imprisoned the most journalists. The journalists' group says that...

Iran arrests 28 over links to religious networks

AP: Tehran's chief prosecutor says authorities have arrested 28 Iranians for alleged links to foreign-based TV networks advocating the Baha'i religion, which...

UN rights chief urges Iran to ease up on dissident

AP: The U.N.'s top human rights official is urging Iran to improve conditions for a jailed human rights activist who has been on...

Imprisoned Iranian lawyer ends hunger strike-website

Reuters: Imprisoned Iranian lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh ended her nearly 50-day long hunger strike on Tuesday, an opposition website said, after authorities lifted...

Iran says blogger who died in custody was beaten

AP: Prosecutor Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejehi told reporters Monday that an investigation into the death of Sattar Beheshti has found that he was...

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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...

Iran’s Employment Crisis: The Increase in Unemployment Insurance Registrations

The increase in unemployment insurance applicants reflects the chaotic condition of workers following the warmongering policies of the clerical...

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Message from a Political Prisoner Inside Iran’s Prisons

Imprisoned student Amirhossein Moradi, responding to an offer by...

Infighting Intensifies Among the Iranian Regime’s Factions

Infighting among the Iranian regime’s ruling factions has entered...

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Reuters: Iranian Oil Minister Gholamhossein Nozari said on Tuesday...