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Family of jailed Marine in Iran seeks Kerry’s help

AP: The family of an ex-Marine detained in Iran wants Secretary of State John Kerry to step in and demand his release. ...

Annual human rights report criticizes civil rights crackdown from Iran to Russia to Venezuela

AP: The Obama administration warned Friday that nations such as Iran, Russia and Venezuela are turning up pressure on human rights and other...

US working to free Americans held in Cuba, Iran

AFP: Washington is seeking to free two US citizens held in Cuba and Iran, but has rejected a deal with Havana to swap...

Iran’s cartoonists find new lines of expression

CNN: In 2003, former newspaper editor Ali Reza Eshraghi made a mistake that cost him his freedom: he published a cartoon. The sketch in...

American Christian suffering in Iranian jail without proper medical care, attorneys say

Fox News: The Iranian-American Christian pastor jailed in Iran for his faith again has been denied bail as he awaits proper medical treatment...

Kerry calls for ‘immediate’ release of American in Iran after letter detailing abuse

Fox News: Secretary of State John Kerry, in a first-ever statement from his office on the case of imprisoned Iranian-American Saeed Abedini, called...

U.N. keeps focus on Iran human rights in run-up to election

Reuters: The United Nations agreed on Friday to keep investigating reports of human rights violations in Iran, a move welcomed by activists ...

Iran to try 18 over killing of nuclear scientists

AP: An Iranian news agency reports the judiciary has indicted 18 suspects on charges of involvement in the killing of nuclear scientists. ...

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

According to human rights sources in Iran, the "No...

Iranian Medical Student Sentenced to Death for Helping Injured Protesters

The Iranian regime's judiciary has sentenced Sepehr Amirzadeh, a...

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NetBlocks, the global internet monitoring organization, says that Iran’s...