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Iran: Stop holding reporters’ relatives hostage

Reuters: The Iranian government has been intimidating and detaining relatives and friends of foreign-based Persian-language journalists to obtain information or silence them. ...

US says Iran seeking to snuff out free expression

AFP: The United States Thursday accused Iran of trying to quash all freedom of expression ahead of March elections, as it cracks down...

Pattern of intimidation is seen in arrests of Iranian journalists and bloggers

New York Times: The judicial authorities in Iran have arrested at least half a dozen journalists and bloggers over the past few weeks,...

UN denounces human rights violations in Iran

AP: The U.N. General Assembly has approved a resolution denouncing serious human rights violations in Iran ranging from flogging and amputations to frequent use...

Executions for drug crimes surge in Iran: Amnesty

Reuters: Iran has executed more people for drug-related crimes in 2011 than in the previous two years combined, in "a killing spree of staggering...

US sanctions 2 Iran military figures

AFP: The United States placed sanctions Tuesday on two top Iranian military figures for their roles in the brutal crackdown on dissenters in the...

UN rights expert starts probing Iran rights abuses

AFP: A UN expert tasked with investigating alleged human rights abuses in Iran will talk to Iranian activists in France, Germany and Belgium this...

Record for UN vote on Iran, N. Korea, Myanmar

AFP: Record numbers of countries voted in favor of UN General Assembly resolutions condemning human rights abuses in Iran, North Korea and Myanmar. ...

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Inflation in Iran and the Limits of What an Agreement with the United States Can Achieve

A sick political system inevitably produces a sick economy. In an absolute dictatorship where political and social freedoms are...

Day 2 of Free Iran 2026: International Figures Rally Behind NCRI Alternative

PARIS — The second day of the Free Iran 2026 World Summit brought together a broad range of former...

Free Iran 2026 Summit in Paris Draws International Support for Democratic Change in Iran

PARIS, June 20, 2026 — Political leaders, former government officials, parliamentarians, and human rights advocates from Europe and North...

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