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UN committee slams Iran for post-election crackdown

Reuters: The U.N. General Assembly's human rights committee condemned Iran on Friday for a violent crackdown on protesters after presidential elections this year that...

UN blasts Iran’s human rights violations

AFP: A UN panel on Friday blasted Iran for "serious, ongoing and recurring" human rights violations, including violence against protesters after the disputed June...

UN committee targets Iran’s rights violations

AP: A United Nations committee has approved a resolution urging Iran to stop harassing political opponents in the wake of disputed presidential elections. ...

Iran sentences vote detainee to jail, lashes – website

Reuters: A court has sentenced a man detained after Iran's disputed election in June to seven years in jail and 74 lashes, the reformist...

Four journalists were arrested at Iran rallies

AFP: A Japanese and two Canadian journalists have been arrested along with an Iranian working for "satellite channels," because they were reporting without permission...

Journalists union: Danish student jailed in Iran

AP: Denmark's journalists union says one of its members is being held in a jail in Tehran. The Associated PressCOPENHAGEN (AP) — Denmark's...

North Korea, Iran on religion watchlist

Reuters: North Korea and Iran were among the world's worst offenders in abusing religious freedom, the U.S. State Department said on Monday in an...

Families of detained Iran reformists arrested: report

AFP: Iranian authorities have detained 35 relatives and supporters of jailed reformists, including wives and children, the reformist Sarmayeh newspaper reported on Saturday. ...

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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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Behind the Internet Shutdown: The Iranian Regime’s Black Market

Severe communication restrictions in recent months, imposed under the...

Infighting Intensifies Among the Iranian Regime’s Factions

Infighting among the Iranian regime’s ruling factions has entered...

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