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Germany doesn’t want Iran in UN human rights body

AP: Germany's foreign minister says countries should vote against Iran when it seeks a seat later this year on the United Nations' Human...

Iran court upholds death for opposition activist

AP: An Iranian opposition-run Web site says an appeals court has upheld the death sentence for a student who took part in an...

Iran rejects U.N. call to free political prisoners

Reuters: Iran rejected calls to release all political prisoners and accept an international inquiry into violence after last June's contested presidential elections,...

Iran reversal on inviting UN torture investigator

AP: Iran has backtracked on a pledge to invite a U.N. torture investigator to visit the country. The Associated PressGENEVA (AP) —...

Western powers challenge Iran over ‘bloody repression’

AFP: Western powers accused Tehran of waging "bloody repression" since elections last year as they challenged Iran to open up to international ...

Five Baha’i followers arrested in Iran

Reuters: Five members of the outlawed Baha'i faith, which has been a target in a security crackdown sparked by post-election violence in ...

US wants UN debate on Iran’s human rights

AP: The United States hopes a U.N. debate next week on Iran will shine a light on Tehran's mistreatment of prisoners, its repression...

Iran says makes arrests before revolution day rally

Reuters: Iran has arrested several people who were preparing to disrupt rallies on February 11 marking the 1979 Islamic revolution, police said...

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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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Strait of Hormuz: Show of Power or Beginning of New Tensions

At the same time as tensions in the Middle...

Food Inflation and the Erosion of the Middle Class in Iran’s Economy

Iran’s market no longer experiences stability. Prices are rising...

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