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Norway summons Iranian ambassador to protest death sentences

AFP: Norway on Monday summoned the Iranian ambassador to Oslo to protest death sentences against a woman convicted of adultery and a man convicted...

Iran authorities chop off man’s hand for stealing

Iran Focus: Tehran, Jul. 03 - Authorities amputated the hand of a man accused of stealing in the city of Malayer, western Iran, the...

Amnesty urges full disclosure in Iran jail murders

AFP: Amnesty International has called for "full disclosure" from the Iranian authorities in the case of two men ordered to hang for the murders...

UN rights chief says torturers will face justice

AFP: UN human rights chief Navi Pillay on Friday warned torturers that they could not escape justice even if they might benefit from short...

Ten Sunni rebels go on trial in Iran – report

Reuters: Ten suspects went on trial in Iran on Tuesday accused of belonging to a Sunni Muslim rebel group whose leader was executed two...

Iran jails Getty photographer for three years: website

AFP: Iran has sentenced a freelance photographer for Getty Images photo agency to three years in prison for taking pictures of 2009 election protests,...

Iran hangs Jundollah leader Abdolmalek Rigi

Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 20 - The leader of the Sunni dissident group Jundollah, Abdolmalek Rigi, was hanged at dawn on Sunday in Tehran's...

Iran must bring Neda’s killer to justice: Amnesty

AFP: The killer of Neda Agha-Soltan, whose shooting death during a street protest against last summer's Iranian election was flashed around the world on...

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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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Iranian Citizens Face Drug Shortages and Health Crisis

Turmoil in the pharmaceutical and medical supply market and...

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Reporters Without Borders: Iran Is Seventh-Largest Global Jailer of Journalists

The annual report by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) shows...

Husband and wife hanged in central Iran prison

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 05 – An Iranian...