Iran Human Rights

Iran Human Rights

‘Alarming’ surge in executions, says Amnesty

BBC: Amnesty International says there was a surge in the number of executions carried out worldwide in 2011, mainly centred in the Middle...
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Iran Human Rights

Iran’s censors tighten grip

Wall Street Journal: Iran hasn't been shy about its bids to monitor, filter and block content on the Internet. Now it has taken...
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Iran Human Rights

EU calls on Iran to release rights lawyer

AFP: The European Union on Tuesday called on Iran to release a prominent human rights lawyer recently sentenced to 18 years in prison,...
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UN urges Iran to reconsider death penalty

AFP: The United Nations called on Iran to ban the death penalty in cases that do not meet standards of "serious crime" as...
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Iran Human Rights

Iran: U.N. report blasts human rights offenses

New York Times: A United Nations investigator of Iran’s human rights record castigated its government for what he called evidence of “a striking...
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Iran Human Rights

Iran considers cyberspace council

UPI: Iran's supreme leader announced Wednesday he called on Iran's president to set up a council to examine domestic and international Internet...
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Iran Human Rights

Iran human rights lawyer jailed 18 years

AFP: Iran has sentenced a prominent human rights lawyer, Abdolfattah Soltani, to 18 years in jail for allegedly spreading anti-regime propaganda, several...
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Iran Human Rights

Iran court tosses accused spy’s conviction

UPI: The Supreme Court of Iran has voided the death penalty sentence of a former U.S. Marine convicted of spying, officials said. ...
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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...
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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 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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Food Inflation and the Erosion of the Middle Class in Iran’s Economy

Iran’s market no longer experiences stability. Prices are rising...
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375% Increase in Food Prices in Iran

State-run media outlets reported on Saturday, May 9, a...

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