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Iran police still holding 300 over Sunday protests

AFP: Iranian police said on Wednesday that they are still holding 300 of the 500 "rioters" they arrested at the weekend when opposition supporters...

Iran acknowledges prisoners were beaten to death

AP: After months of denials, Iran acknowledged Saturday that at least three people detained in the country's postelection turmoil were beaten to death by...

Voices of Iranian rights activists are being heard: US

AFP: The United States said Friday that the voices of Iranian human rights activists are being heard, as it welcomed the adoption of a...

Amnesty condemns Iranian ‘rights abuses’

BBC: Human rights in Iran are as poor as at any time over the past 20 years, according to a report from campaign group...

Iran steps up its crackdown on student protesters

Washington Post: Iran intensified its crackdown on demonstrators Tuesday as thousands of pro-government militiamen stormed the grounds of the country's most prominent university and...

Mothers arrested before opposition rally in Iran

New York Times: Ahead of a planned opposition rally on Monday, Iran tightened security and arrested more than 20 mothers who were mourning children...

Iran’s death penalty is seen as a political tactic

New York Times: A flurry of executions and death sentences in Iran has raised concern that the government is using judicially sanctioned killing to...

In draft resolution, United Nations rebukes Iran for rights violations since election

New York Times: The United Nations criticized Iran on Friday for numerous human rights abuses in the wake of the disputed presidential election in...

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Free Iran 2026 Summit in Paris Draws International Support for Democratic Change in Iran

PARIS, June 20, 2026 — Political leaders, former government officials, parliamentarians, and human rights advocates from Europe and North...

Iran’s Water Crisis: Women on the Front Lines of a Silent Disaster

Iran’s water crisis is no longer merely an environmental or economic challenge; it has become one of the country’s...

Child Laborers: The Silent Victims of Poverty and Inflation in Iran

On June 15, the state-run Shargh newspaper published a report on child labor titled "Childhood on a Work Shift,"...

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The United States and Iran’s Regime Reach Agreement to End War

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Iran’s Water Crisis: Women on the Front Lines of a Silent Disaster

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