Life in Iran Today

Kish, Iran’s struggling holiday island

Iran Focus: Kish Island, Iran, Oct. 21 - The economic situation in Kish Island, located off the southern coast of mainland Iran in the...

Locals in oil-rich city contemplate Iran’s economic future

Iran Focus: Ahvaz, Iran, Aug. 19 - On a recent sunny afternoon down south in Iran's oil heartland, Majid, an engineer in his 30s...

Iran activist’s personal account of activities against the state

Iran Focus: Tehran, Aug. 13 - The following is a personal account emailed to Iran Focus by a pro-democracy activist of activities earlier this...

Price of goods increasing in Iran

Iran Focus: Tehran, Aug. 07 - Prices for basic necessities have increased dramatically in Tehran, including for public transportation and food. ...

Woman, 24, self-immolates out of poverty

Iran Focus: Dehdasht, Iran, Jul. 5 - Sadras Koushkizadeh, 24, married with a three-year-old daughter, died on Saturday in the south-western city of Dehdasht...

950,000 child wives live in Iran

Iran Focus: Tehran, Jul. 04 - Nearly a million Iranian children - mostly girls - are married due to provisions in Iran's Islamic marriage...

71 women passengers denied boarding flights

Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 14 - Some 210 men and 112 women have been arrested for promiscuous conduct in airports in Iran over the...

Braving death: The last words of Arash Rahmanipour

Iran Focus: London, Jun. 08 - Arash Rahmanipour and Mohammad Reza Ali Zamani were hanged on 28 January 2010 after being convicted of Moharebeh...

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Amnesty International Calls Halting the Death Sentence of Toomaj Salehi

On Thursday, May 17, Amnesty International sent a letter to the head of the Iranian regime’s judiciary, calling for...

Around 6 Workers Die of Safety Incidents Every Day in Iran

Ali Ziaei, the head of the Crime Scene Investigation Group at the Iranian Forensics Organization, reported the deaths of...

Air Pollution Kills 26,000 People in Iran Every Year: Head of Environment Organization

Ali Salajegheh, the head of the Environmental Protection Organization admitted in a conference in Kerman on Monday, May 13...

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Air Pollution Kills 26,000 People in Iran Every Year: Head of Environment Organization

Ali Salajegheh, the head of the Environmental Protection Organization...

Iran: Social Security Organization Cuts Insurance for Hundreds of Thousands of Construction Workers

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