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Iranian Labor Activist Flogged and Taken to Prison on June 1

By Jubin Katiraie An Iranian labor activist was flogged by the Iranian authorities yesterday and taken to begin his jailed sentence without being given medical...

Iranian Interior Minister Claims Just 200 Protesters Died in November

By Pooya Stone Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani-Fazli said in a state TV interview on Saturday that 200 protesters were killed by the suppressive...

Iran Political Prisoner at Risk of Coronavirus  

By Jubin Katiraie Iranian political prisoner Akbar Bagheri has been hemorrhaging for three weeks now, which has made him seriously weak, but he is also in danger of catching coronavirus (COVID-19)...

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...

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Iran’s Economic Growth Decline Accelerates

The Statistical Center of Iran, a government agency of Iran's regime, announced in its latest report that the country's...

New Wave of Protests Across Various Iranian Cities

On June 21 and 22, a new wave of protest gatherings emerged across various cities in Iran. Students, university...

126th Week of ‘No to Executions Tuesdays’ Campaign in 57 Prisons

In the 126th week of the protest campaign "No to Executions Tuesdays," political prisoners in 57 prisons across Iran...

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Iran’s Economic Growth Decline Accelerates

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