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Iran stoning case lawyer Mohammad Mostafaei’s relatives arrested

The Guardian: The lawyer defending Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani himself faces re-arrest as his wife and brother-in-law are held by Iran authorities ...

Judiciary official: Iran is ‘flag bearer’ of human rights worldwide

Iran Focus: Tehran, Jul. 24 - Mohammad Javad Larijani, Secretary of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights and a top Judiciary official, said on...

Iran authorities chop off hands of 5 men

Iran Focus: Tehran, Jul. 22 - Authorities on Thursday amputated the hands of five men accused of stealing in the city of Hamedan, western...

Four men hanged in Iran

Iran Focus: Tehran, Jul. 19 - Three men were hanged Sunday in a prison in the city of Kerman, south-eastern Iran, according to an...

Iran denying medical treatment to prisoners: rights groups

AFP: More than a year after a crackdown over a disputed presidential election Iran is still holding more than 100 political prisoners and denying...

Britain condemns planned stoning in Iran as ‘medieval’

AFP: British Foreign Secretary William Hague spoke out Thursday against the "medieval" planned stoning to death for adultery of a woman in Iran, saying...

Rights group: Cancel Iran execution

UPI: Human rights group Amnesty International is calling on Iran to cancel the scheduled execution of a man convicted of murder when he was...

EU urges Iran to halt woman’s stoning execution

AFP: European Union foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton urged Iran on Tuesday to stop the execution of three people including a woman who faces...

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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...

Message from a Political Prisoner Inside Iran’s Prisons

Imprisoned student Amirhossein Moradi, responding to an offer by the Iranian regime’s judiciary to grant him a pardon, declared...

Record Number of Imprisoned Writers Worldwide. Iran Ranks Second with 53 Jailed Writers

PEN America announced in its latest annual report on the state of freedom of expression worldwide that the number...

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Increasing Pressure on Female Political Prisoners in Iran’s Evin Prison

Reports indicate increasing pressure and restrictions against female political...

Infighting Intensifies Among the Iranian Regime’s Factions

Infighting among the Iranian regime’s ruling factions has entered...

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