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Five hanged in public in eastern Iran

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 21 - Five people were hanged in the province of Khorrasan Jonoubi, eastern Iran, state media reported on Sunday....

Iranian security chief signals crackdown

Los Angeles Times: The head of Iran's law enforcement agency warned Friday of a renewed crackdown on Iranians who adhere to Western cultural ways....

Rights group calls on Iran to stay execution of child offender

Iran Focus: London, Oct. 18 – The global human rights group Amnesty International launched an urgent appeal on Thursday to save the life a...

Iran hangs eight men, one woman in Tehran prison

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 18 – Iranian authorities hanged eight men and a woman in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison, state media reported on...

Iran hangs three men in public

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 17 – Three men were hanged in public on Wednesday in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz, state media...

3 Iranian student leaders sentenced

AP: Three Iranian student leaders have been sentenced to jail terms of up to three years on vague charges of insulting Islam and its...

Watchdog: Iran worst violator of press freedoms in region

Iran Focus: London, Oct. 17 – The international press freedoms watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) in its annual report ranked Iran as the worst...

In Brief: Iran hangs two in Kurdish region

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 13 – Two men were hanged in the province of Kurdistan, north-west Iran, earlier this week on the World...

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

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