Life in Iran Today

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...

Tortured and raped for protesting in ‘Doghouse’ prison

Iran Focus: Tehran, May 28 - Inmates of a prison cellblock in Karaj known as the "Doghouse" are harassed and tortured; their hands, feet...

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Iran: Three Nurses Dead from Burnout in One Month

Three nurses in Iran have lost their lives due to "excessive work" in the span of one month, the...

Iranian Chamber of Commerce Reports Worsening Economic Conditions

In its latest report on the state of the Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), the Research Center of the Iranian...

Canadian Intel: Tehran’s Operations in Canada Have Become More Aggressive and Widespread

The Canadian Security Intelligence Service announced in its annual report on foreign interventions in Canada in 2023 that during...

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Canadian Parliament Approves Proposal to Proscribe Iran’s IRGC

On Wednesday, May 8, members of the Canadian House...

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