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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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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...

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

On June 15, the state-run Shargh newspaper published a report on child labor titled "Childhood on a Work Shift,"...

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

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