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Iran opposition says 72 killed in vote protests

AFP: An aide to Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi said in a website report posted Thursday that 72 people died in post-election violence,...

Iran MP says rape of some vote detainees proven

Reuters: The rape of some Iranian reformers who were jailed after a disputed presidential election has been proven to a parliamentary committee, a lawmaker...

Reformer in Iran publishes account of a prison rape

New York Times: A young man arrested after the disputed presidential election in Iran says he was raped by his jailers, then questioned by officials...

Reformist posts account of man raped by jailers

Washington Times: An Iranian opposition leader Monday released what he said was an account by a prisoner raped by his jailers, in a challenge...

In Iran, report of secret burials brings call for inquiry

Los Angeles Times: An Iranian lawmaker vowed Saturday to examine allegations that dozens of unidentified people killed in the recent post-election unrest were secretly buried...

Iranian authorities are accused of secret burials

New York Times: As Iranians celebrated the first day of the holy month of Ramadan, they were confronted Saturday with new charges of reform movement...

Iranian boy who defied Tehran hardliners tells of prison rape ordeal

The Times: The 15-year-old boy sits weeping in a safehouse in central Iran, broken in body and spirit. Reza will not go outside —...

Iran’s Mousavi says government agents raped detainees

Reuters: Opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi accused "establishment agents" of raping and abusing detainees imprisoned after Iran's June presidential vote and urged the powerful clerics...

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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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