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Jailed Iranian opposition lawyer on hunger strike

AP: A prominent Iranian human rights lawyer has gone on a hunger strike to protest her detention in solitary confinement on suspicion of spreading...

US imposes sanctions on Iranian officials for ‘abuses’

BBC: US President Barack Obama has ordered the imposition of sanctions on eight senior Iranian officials for "sustained and severe violations of human rights"....

Pioneer Iran blogger sentenced to 19 years prison

AP: An Iranian court sentenced the founder of one of the first Farsi-language blogs, credited with sparking the boom in Iranian reform bloggers, to...

Iran sentences rights activist to 6 years in jail

AP: An Iranian newspaper says a court has sentenced a prominent human rights activist to six years in prison on security charges. ...

Iran sentences political prisoner to death

Iran Focus: Tehran, Sep. 21 - Iran's Supreme Court has upheld a death sentence for political prisoner Mohammad Ali Haj-Aqai, Iranian opposition sources said....

Iran activist jailed for six years

Reuters: Iran sentenced a female human rights activist to six years in prison on Saturday, the latest sign of its determination to punish those...

Iranian police arrest 60 people at party

Reuters: Iranian police arrested 60 people at a party last weekend where alcohol was served and men and women mingled freely, a newspaper reported...

Iran arrests Baha’i for “illicit” relations – report

Reuters: An Iranian Baha'i missionary has been arrested in northern Iran for allegedly having an "illicit sexual relationship", the semi-official Fars news agency said...

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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...

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

Iran’s water crisis is no longer merely an environmental or economic challenge; it has become one of the country’s...

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Iran’s Healthcare System on Verge of Crisis as Nurses Migrate En Masse

The crisis of nursing staff shortages in Iran, driven...

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

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