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Relatives say ethnic Azeri activist held without charge in Iran

RFE/RL: The family of ethnic Azeri activist Abdullah Abbasi Javan says he has been held incommunicado in Tehran's Evin prison for more than two...

Six Bahais, Christian arrested in Iran: judiciary

AFP: Iran has arrested six adherents of the banned Bahai faith and a Christian for alleged propaganda against the Islamic republic and insulting Islam,...

Iranian AIDS doctors get several years in jail

AP: Iran has sentenced two internationally renowned Iranian AIDS physicians to six and three years in prison for their alleged participation in a U.S.-backed...

Iran hangs 22 people

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 22 - Iranian authorities hanged 22 people over the past two days. Iran FocusTehran, Iran, Jan. 22...

US condemns stoning executions in Iran

AFP: The United States on Friday joined international condemnation of the stoning death of two men in Iran for adultery, demanding an end to...

Iran stones 2 men to death; 3rd flees

Washington Post: Two men convicted of adultery in the northeastern city of Mashhad were stoned to death in December, but a third convicted man...

Iran judiciary confirms men stoned to death for adultery

AFP: Iran's judiciary on Tuesday confirmed that two men had been stoned to death for adultery in the northeastern city of Mashhad while a...

Aids experts to stand trial in Iran

Press Association: Iran's judiciary spokesman has confirmed that two internationally renowned Iranian Aids physicians are in jail on charges of acting against national security....

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Food Inflation and the Erosion of the Middle Class in Iran’s Economy

Iran’s market no longer experiences stability. Prices are rising at a pace that wages cannot even begin to match....

Infighting Intensifies Among the Iranian Regime’s Factions

Infighting among the Iranian regime’s ruling factions has entered a new phase. At a time when economic crisis, social...

120th Week of ‘No to Execution Tuesdays’: Political Prisoners Launch Hunger Strike in 56 Iranian Prisons Amid Escalating Crackdown

On Tuesday, May 12, 2026, political prisoners across 56 prisons in Iran launched a renewed hunger strike, marking the...

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