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Iran authorities lash man for having bible in car – report

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 13 – Iranian authorities in Tehran lashed a man on his back earlier this year for having a bible...

Authorities say they will hang 12 in Iran province soon

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 12 – Iranian authorities in the south-eastern province of Kerman announced that they will hang a dozen individuals soon,...

Iran arrests five trade unionists

AFP: Iranian security forces arrested five members of Tehran's bus drivers' union after they visited the home of their imprisoned chief, the men's lawyer...

Iran hangs man in public

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 12 – Iranian authorities hanged a man in public in the northern province of Mazandaran, state media reported on...

Media watchdog: Iran must stop hounding journalists

Iran Focus: London, Aug. 07 - A prominent press freedoms organisation urged Iran to release a newly-arrested journalist. Iran FocusLondon, Aug. 07 -...

Man hanged in public in northern Iran

Iran Focus: Tehran, Aug. 07 – Authorities hanged a man in public in the province of Golestan on Tuesday, northern Iran, state media reported....

Iran hangs three men

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 06 – Iranian authorities hanged three men in the south-eastern province of Sistan-va-Baluchistan on Monday, state media reported. ...

Iranian morals police arrest 230 in raid on ‘satanist’ rave

The Guardian: Iran's drive to enforce Islamic morals netted revellers from Britain and Sweden after police swooped on a "satanic" concert organised over the...

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The Effects of Sanctions Relief and Negotiations on Iran’s Economy

Today, Iran’s economy is simultaneously suffering from chronic inflation, declining investment, the erosion of the middle class, expanding poverty,...

Ali Khamenei’s Corpse and the Spectacle of a Dictator’s Burial

The project of burying Ali Khamenei has long been a subject of discussion among the leaders of Iran's regime....

Agreement Between Iran’s Regime and the United States Highlights a New Rift Within the Ruling Establishment

Disagreements over the course of negotiations between Tehran and Washington have once again become public. While some media outlets...

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Rising Crime and Social Breakdown After 47 Years of Clerical Rule in Iran

While Iran's regime has spent much of its resources...

Internet Shutdowns Have Devastated the Livelihoods of Millions of Iranians

Following widespread and repeated internet shutdowns in Iran ordered...

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