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Opposition says Iranian filmmaker beaten badly

AP: An Iranian opposition website says that an imprisoned filmaker has been badly beaten and his sight damaged. The Associated...

Second detained Iranian director on hunger strike

Reuters: A detained Iranian writer and film director has started a hunger strike after he was "severely beaten" by security personnel in Tehran's notorious...

Two hanged in central Iran prison

Iran Focus: Tehran, May 19 - Iran hanged two men in a prison in the central city of Isfahan, state media reported on Wednesday....

Report: Jailed Iranian filmmaker on hunger strike

AP: A pro-reform Iranian website is reporting that acclaimed Iranian filmmaker and opposition supporter Jafar Panahi has gone on a hunger strike while in...

Parents of detained Kurdish students not aware of their whereabouts

Iran Focus: Marivan, Iran, May 19 - Security forces arrested 15 Kurd students in Marivan after protests in Kurdish regions following the 9 May...

Iran sanctions call over sentences

PA: British Parliamentarians have condemned the wave of death sentences handed out to Iranian opposition activists, and called on the Government to impose sanctions...

US condemns Iran for imprisoning Bahai

AFP: The United States denounced Iran on Friday over its detention of seven leaders of the Bahai religious minority who have been held for...

Iran confirms death sentence for opposition activists

AFP: The death sentence for six opposition activists arrested in protests after last year's disputed presidential election in Iran have been confirmed, Tehran prosecutor...

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Canadian Federal Court Rejects Salman Samani’s Request to Halt Deportation

The Federal Court of Canada has rejected Salman Samani's request to halt his deportation from Canada. Samani served as...

Middle Eastern Countries Seek Ways to Move Oil Through the Strait of Hormuz

An Iraqi government source told the Iraqi news outlet Shafagh News that Iraq's State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) is...

Iran’s Regime Plans Fuel Rationing, Higher Gasoline Prices Within Next 15 Days

Esmail Saghab-Esfahani, a vice president of Iran's regime, said on Saturday, August 15, that Iran's daily gasoline consumption is...

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Execution of Shahram Sadeghi, a Protester from Iran’s January Uprising

The Iranian regime's Judiciary announced on the morning of...

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