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Funeral services barred for Iranian political prisoner, son says

CNN: Iranian authorities have buried the body of a political prisoner who was executed last week without the presence of his family or friends,...

Canada decries rights violations in Iran

AFP: Canada's top diplomat Saturday denounced Iran for imposing draconian death sentences and unfair jail terms, urging Tehran's incoming foreign minister to improve the...

Iranian sentenced to lose eye and ear over acid attack

The Guardian: In a literal application of the law of an eye for an eye, an Iranian man convicted of blinding another man in...

Iranian dissident executed in prison

Iran Focus: Tehran/London, Dec. 28 - An Iranian political prisoner, Ali Saremi, was hanged in Tehran's notorious Evin Prison on Tuesday on the charge...

Iranian whipped in public for drinking alcohol

Reuters: An Iranian man was given 80 lashes in public for drinking alcohol, ISNA news agency reported on Wednesday, a punishment aimed at discouraging...

UN shows ‘deep concern’ over Iran’s rights record

AFP: The UN General Assembly on Tuesday approved a resolution expressing "deep concern" over "recurring" human rights violations in Iran, where authorities have been...

Jailed Iranian students start hunger strike

Reuters: Two jailed Iranian students have gone on hunger strike, a reformist website said on Tuesday, the latest in a string of such protests...

Iran filmmaker Panahi gets six years in jail: lawyer

AFP: Celebrated Iranian filmmaker and vocal backer of the opposition movement, Jafar Panahi, has been handed six years in jail and banned from making...

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Canadian Federal Court Rejects Salman Samani’s Request to Halt Deportation

The Federal Court of Canada has rejected Salman Samani's request to halt his deportation from Canada. Samani served as...

Middle Eastern Countries Seek Ways to Move Oil Through the Strait of Hormuz

An Iraqi government source told the Iraqi news outlet Shafagh News that Iraq's State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) is...

Iran’s Regime Plans Fuel Rationing, Higher Gasoline Prices Within Next 15 Days

Esmail Saghab-Esfahani, a vice president of Iran's regime, said on Saturday, August 15, that Iran's daily gasoline consumption is...

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Iranian Regime Drone Attack on Office of Prime Minister of Kurdistan Region of Iraq

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Execution of Shahram Sadeghi, a Protester from Iran’s January Uprising

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AP: Three top Japanese banks, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ,...