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Iran is still holding 35 journalists after crackdown, human rights group says

The Times: At least 35 journalists remain imprisoned in Iran, with some facing the death penalty, after the Government’s media crackdown since the...

NY rights group says 35 journalists jailed in Iran

AP: The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists says at least 35 journalists are in prison in Iran after a nearly yearlong crackdown...

Iran steps up executions amid political turmoil, Amnesty says

Bloomberg: Iran executed more people last year than any other country except China, according to a report by Amnesty International. By Ali...

Iran plans to execute 6 arrested in protests

New York Times: Six people arrested in December protests will be put to death, Iranian authorities announced Monday, in what appeared to be...

U.S. criticizes Iran for religious persecution

Reuters: The United States voiced growing concern on Friday about Iran's "ongoing persecution" of religious minorities, including Baha'is, and called on Tehran...

U.S. human rights report hits China, Iran

Reuters: China and Iran have stepped up their abuses of human rights, targeting both anti-government activists and the free flow of information...

US urges Iran to free death-row protester

AFP: The United States urged Iran Friday to free a student said to face the death penalty over anti-government protests, warning Tehran ...

UN rights chief criticizes Iran, Sri Lanka

AP: U.N. human rights chief Navi Pillay has singled out Iran for its crackdown on protestors after last year's election in an address...

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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...

IRGC Members Arrested in Kuwait, Woman Sentenced to Life in Prison in Bahrain for Cooperation with IRGC

As the Iranian regime continues its destabilizing activities against countries in the region, Kuwait announced the arrest of four...

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