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Iran Human Rights Abuses on Sunday

By Jubin Katiraie Iranian military forces killed one porter and injured two others in the border regions of Urmia, West Azerbaijan Province, on Sunday. ...

Iran Political Prisoner Denied Furlough Amid Coronavirus Crisis

By Jubin Katiraie Iranian political prisoner Barzan Mohammadi has been denied temporary leave (furlough) from Evin prison during the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, even though he...

Latest U.S. Sanctions Highlight Worsening Human Rights Issues

By Jubin Katiraie On Thursday, May 21, the US State Department’s special representative for Iranian affairs, Brian Hook, was challenged on the Trump administration’s “maximum...

U.S. Sanctions Iran Interior Minister and Others for Human Rights Abuses

By Jubin Katiraie The U.S. sanctioned Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli yesterday for serious human rights abuses against Iranians. Furthermore, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office...

Coronavirus Protests in Urmia Prison

By Jubin Katiraie Prisoners at Urmia Prison in Iran set fire to their blankets and the “secure section” of the facility on Tuesday as part...

Khuzestan Prison Organization Admits Coronavirus Infections

By Pooya Stone Authorities from the Iranian prison system have finally acknowledged, in a statement on Sunday, that many prisoners in Khuzestan Province are infected...

Iran’s Officials Confiscate House of Political Prisoners

By Jubin Katiraie The Iranian authorities have made the children of two political prisoners homeless by confiscating their homes. The Execution of...

Iran Judiciary Admits to Arresting of Elite Students Nearly One Month Later 

By Jubin Katiraie The Iranian Judiciary has finally admitted – 26 days after the fact - to arresting two elite students from the Sharif...

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Food Inflation and the Erosion of the Middle Class in Iran’s Economy

Iran’s market no longer experiences stability. Prices are rising at a pace that wages cannot even begin to match....

Infighting Intensifies Among the Iranian Regime’s Factions

Infighting among the Iranian regime’s ruling factions has entered a new phase. At a time when economic crisis, social...

120th Week of ‘No to Execution Tuesdays’: Political Prisoners Launch Hunger Strike in 56 Iranian Prisons Amid Escalating Crackdown

On Tuesday, May 12, 2026, political prisoners across 56 prisons in Iran launched a renewed hunger strike, marking the...

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