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Iran dissident ‘cannot see wife’

BBC News: The wife of Iran's best-known political prisoner, journalist Akbar Ganji, says officials will not let her visit her husband, 49 days into...

Man hanged in Iran’s southern port city

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 27 – An Iranian man was hanged at dawn on Tuesday in a prison in the southern port city...

Tories slam Liberal ‘silence’ in Kazemi death, demand tough stand with Iran

Canadian Press: Critics are calling on Prime Minister Paul Martin's government to take a tougher stand with Iran in the case of a Canadian...

Kazemi was deliberately killed, says Iran’s Ebadi

Reuters: Lawyers representing the family of a Canadian photographer who died in custody in Iran said on Monday she was deliberately killed and demanded...

Iran acknowledges widespread prison abuses

AP: In an unprecedented report, Iran's hard-line judiciary acknowledged widespread human rights violations in prisons, including the use of torture, state-run media reported Sunday....

UK issues damning report on human rights abuses in Iran

Iran Focus: London, Jul. 24 – Britain issued a damning report on the human rights situation in Iran, stating that there had been “no...

Iran’s Nobel winner warns of jailed writer’s health

Reuters: Iran's 2003 Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi urged human rights groups on Sunday to pay attention to the "failing" health of the...

Laureate condemns hanging of Iranian boys

AP: Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi on Saturday condemned the hanging of two teenagers accused of raping younger boys in northeastern Iran, a punishment...

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Bread Prices and the New Wave of Price Increases and Rationing in Iran

In recent days, the issue of bread prices has become one of the most important livelihood concerns in Iran....

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

Privatization has been one of the most significant economic policies of Iran's regime over the past three decades. Regime...

European Union Sanctions Against Iran’s Regime and the Strait of Hormuz Crisis

In the latest development in the tense relations between Tehran and Brussels, the issue of European Union sanctions has...

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Widespread Student Protests Across the Country; Opposition to Educational Policies

Student protests against the educational policies of the Iranian...

Internet Shutdowns Have Devastated the Livelihoods of Millions of Iranians

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

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Iran diplomacy gathers pace with surprise IAEA visit

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