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Nobel woman defies Iranian court to denounce torture

The Times: Shirin Ebadi, Iran’s Nobel peace prizewinner who has defied a summons to appear before the feared Revolutionary Court, yesterday called on her...

Human Rights Watch annual report condemns violations in Iran

Iran Focus: Paris, Jan. 14 - In its annual report on human rights practices around the globe Human Rights Watch said that "basic human...

European Parliament resolution censures Iran rights violations

Iran Focus: Strasbourg, Jan. 13 - The European Parliament adopted a resolution by majority vote today condemning human rights violations in Iran in the...

Iran’s Nobel Peace Prize Winner summoned by hardline judiciary

Iran Focus: Paris, Jan. 13 - Nobel Peace prize laureate Shirin Ebadi said today she had been summoned by Iran's hardline judiciary, risking arrest...

Iran Judiciary Denounces Alleged Torture

Associated Press: Iran's hard-line judiciary on Tuesday denounced journalists who claimed they were tortured into making confessions, saying the newsmen were inciting people against...

Two deported from Iran for practicing Baha’i faith

Iran Focus: Tehran, Jan. 11 - Two foreigners were deported from Iran for practicing the Baha’i faith according to an Iranian official. “These individuals,...

Two men sentenced to be hanged in Iran

Iran Focus: Tehran, Jan. 10 - An Iranian man is to be hanged in Tehran on January 19, charged with murder.The man only identified...

Iranian judiciary warns those who allege prisoner abuse

AFP: Iran's hardline judiciary has threatened legal action against those who alleged that detained journalists and Internet writers were abused to extract confessions and...

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Iranian Citizens Face Drug Shortages and Health Crisis

Turmoil in the pharmaceutical and medical supply market and the emergence of brokers on the streets of the capital...

Iranians Struggle to Afford Basic Food Basket as Prices Surge

While only about five months have passed since the implementation of the plan to remove subsidized foreign currency rates...

Iran’s Inflation Crisis: A Monster Nurtured by the Power Structure

Iran’s inflation crisis is no longer a temporary phenomenon but has become a chronic and structural condition. Contrary to...

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