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Finland says concerned about human rights in Iran

AFP: Finland has summoned the Iranian representative in Helsinki to express its concerns over human rights violations, the Nordic country's foreign ministry said Friday....

Iran jails ex-football chief detained after election

Reuters: A senior reformer who used to head Iran's football federation has been sentenced to six years in jail, his lawyer was quoted as...

Iran to try 16 people soon over December unrest: report

Reuters: Iran will soon put on trial 16 people arrested in connection with anti-government protests that turned violent last month, the semi-official Fars news...

Iran accuses five of warring against God

New York Times: At least five protesters arrested in Iran last week during antigovernment demonstrations will be tried on charges of warring against God,...

Iran renews execution threat against protesters

Reuters: Iran's interior minister warned opposition activists on Tuesday they risk execution as enemies of God if they continue anti-government demonstrations, and the foreign...

Iran hangs three men

Iran Focus: Tehran, Jan. 04 - Three men were hanged in a town south of Tehran on Monday. Iran FocusTehran, Jan. 04 -...

Iranian journalist gets prison term, desert exile

AP: An Iranian journalist lost an appeal Sunday against his conviction on charges of spreading propaganda against the ruling Islamic establishment and was sentenced...

U.N. rights chief urges Iran to curb police excesses

Reuters: United Nations Human Rights chief Navi Pillay on Wednesday called on the Tehran government to curb excess use of force by its security...

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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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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...

Increasing Pressure on Female Political Prisoners in Iran’s Evin Prison

Reports indicate increasing pressure and restrictions against female political...

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