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Press freedoms watchdog blasts Iran censorship

Iran Focus: London, Nov. 29 – A prominent international press freedoms watchdog released on Tuesday the names of dozens of journalists who were banned...

Hanging caught on video reveals Iran’s crackdown on dissidents

The Observer: With a smile the young man emerges from a car and swaggers towards the camera, but his balance is off kilter because...

Iran hangs man for adultery

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 26 – Iranian authorities hanged a man in public in south-eastern Iran for adultery, a state-run news agency reported...

Iran prosecutors seek death penalty for 7 “vulgar CD” sellers

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 22 – Tehran’s public prosecutor’s office is seeking the death penalty for seven individuals accused of producing and distributing...

UN body accuses Iran of practicing torture

Iran Focus: London, Nov. 22 – A United Nations General Assembly committee accused Iran on Tuesday of continuing the practice of torture and punishments...

Iran steps up executions

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 20 – Five men have been hanged in public in Iran’s northern province of Golestan, a state-run daily reported...

European Parliament blasts Iran rights abuses

Iran Focus: London, Nov. 17 – The European Parliament (EP) voted on Thursday to condemn institutionalised violations of human rights in Iran. Iran...

Outcry as Iran set for 11 public hangings

The Scotsman : TEHRAN'S hardline Islamic regime is preparing to publicly hang 11 Iranian Arabs convicted of "enmity with God" for their alleged involvement...

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Renewed Protests Erupt in Iran

In recent days, Iran has witnessed fundamental changes in the nature of popular protests. The movement has evolved from...

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

While Iran's regime has spent much of its resources and capabilities over more than four decades suppressing opponents, silencing...

Seventy-Eight Nobel Laureates Urge UN Action Amid Rising Executions in Iran

A coalition of 78 Nobel Prize laureates has issued a joint appeal to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, calling...

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Iran’s Regime Upholds Death Sentences of Five Political Prisoners in Ahvaz

Karoon Human Rights Organization reported that the death sentences...

Privatization: The Transfer of Wealth to Power Circles in Iran’s Regime

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