Iran Human Rights

Brand Ahmadinejad rights abuser: US senators

AFP: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton should formally brand Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and 25 other current and former Iranian officials as human...

List of 32 Iranian officials banned by EU for human rights violations

Iran Focus: London, Apr. 14 - The European Union on Thursday imposed travel bans and other sanctions against 32 Iranian police commanders, judges and...

EU slaps sanctions on 32 Iranians over rights abuses

AFP: The European Union imposed assets freezes and travel bans on 32 Iranian officials on Tuesday, saying they had been involved in human rights...

Iranian cancer prisoner ‘died for lack of care’

RFE/RL: A former cellmate of an Iranian political prisoner who died this week of cancer says authorities provided medical treatment that was too little,...

UN appoints Special Rapporteur for Iran

Iran Focus: Geneva, Mar. 24 – The top United Nations human rights body on Thursday appointed a new Special Rapporteur to investigate spiralling human...

EU vows to sanction Iran human rights violators

AFP: The European Union on Monday agreed to rapidly slap sanctions against Iranians responsible for human rights violations, a declaration adopted by foreign ministers...

Fourteen killed in Iran prison violence

Reuters: Fourteen prisoners were killed and 33 injured in an incident at an Iranian jail Wednesday, that state TV said was a brawl among...

Iran intensifies crackdown against activists: UN chief

AFP: Iran has intensified its crackdown on human rights defenders, journalists and the opposition, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said in a report to be...

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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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Iran’s Water Crisis: Women on the Front Lines of a Silent Disaster

Iran’s water crisis is no longer merely an environmental...

Child Laborers: The Silent Victims of Poverty and Inflation in Iran

On June 15, the state-run Shargh newspaper published a...

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