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Three juveniles sentenced to death

Iran Focus: Death sentences have been issued for three boys by the names of Ali M., Morteza F. and Milad B. who are presently...

Executions on the rise in Iran

Iran Focus: A religious court in Tehran sentenced two men to execution, bringing to more than 110 the number of people hanged since January...

Iran’s hardliners roll back Khatami’s reforms, but how far?

AFP: Iran's dominant conservatives have been rolling back the tentative liberalisation of reformist President Mohammad Khatami since winning control of parliament in disputed polls...

Shock, outrage over execution of 16-year-old girl in Iran

Iran Focus: News of the execution of a sixteen-year-old girl in northern Iran, first broken by Iran Focus, has been met with shock and...

Man hanged in public

Iran Focus: An Iranian man was hanged today near the Iranian capital, Tehran, the fifth person to be executed in public in as many...

Iranian official confirms hanging of girl in northern Iran

Iran Focus: Tehran, Aug 25 - After initially denying that a 16-year-old girl had been hanged in public in the northern town of Neka...

Iran lambasts Canada’s “crocodile tears” for dead photographer

AFP: Iran again hit out at Canada for complaining about the murder in custody here of Canadian-Iranian photographer Zahra Kazemi, saying Ottawa was only...

Iran court sentences 16-year-old boy to death

Iran Focus: Karaj, Aug 31 – A court here has sentenced a 16-year-old boy to death on charges of drug trafficking.Feiz Mohammad, who is...

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Rationing and Sharp Increases in Bread Prices Across Iran

The livelihood crisis and intensifying economic pressures in Iran have now affected one of the most basic daily necessities...

Internet Shutdowns Have Devastated the Livelihoods of Millions of Iranians

Following widespread and repeated internet shutdowns in Iran ordered by regime officials, reports by trade and professional organizations show...

Iran’s ‘No to Executions Tuesdays’ Campaign Enters 124th Week

On Tuesday, June 9, the "No to Executions Tuesdays" campaign entered its 124th week and once again emphasized its...

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US Sanctions Network Involved in the Sale of Iranian Liquefied Petroleum Gas

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From Inflation to Food Insecurity, Iran Is Moving Toward a Hidden Famine

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