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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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Canadian Federal Court Rejects Salman Samani’s Request to Halt Deportation

The Federal Court of Canada has rejected Salman Samani's request to halt his deportation from Canada. Samani served as...

Middle Eastern Countries Seek Ways to Move Oil Through the Strait of Hormuz

An Iraqi government source told the Iraqi news outlet Shafagh News that Iraq's State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) is...

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

Esmail Saghab-Esfahani, a vice president of Iran's regime, said on Saturday, August 15, that Iran's daily gasoline consumption is...

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Canada Sanctions Five Political and Military Officials of the Iranian Regime

The Canadian government announced on Friday, August 14, that...

Egypt And Bahrain Condemn Iranian Regime Attacks on Oil Tankers

In a statement, Bahrain's Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the...

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