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Human Rights Watch 2019 Report on Iran: Unrelenting Repression

Iran Focus London, 21 Jan - According to Human Rights Watch in its World Report 2019, in response to protests across the country over...

Iranian Civil Activists Imprisoned Again for Speaking About Their Tortures

Iran Focus London, 21 Jan - Iranian civic activist Sepideh Qolian and labour leader Esmail Bakhshi, who were tortured during their imprisonment last year,...

Human Rights Watch Condemns Iran for Mass Arrests and Abuses in Annual Report

Iran Focus London, 18 Jan - Human Rights Watch (HRW) criticized Iran for "widespread arrests" of protesters and activists in its 2019 annual report into...

Canada Can Tackle Iran’s Human Rights Violations With Magnitsky Sanctions

Iran Focus London, 17 Jan - Canadian senators will be shown a new and effective way to fight for human rights in Iran when...

Attempts by Iranian Officials to Evade Accusations Shocking Torture of Rights Activists

Iran Focus London, 12 Jan - A female civil rights activist who spent close to one month in detention has talked about her “brutal...

Lawsuit Highlights Persistent Danger to Dual Nationals in Iran

By Edward Carney Jason Rezaian, the Iranian-American reporter who was detained for 18 months in the Islamic Republic before being released as part of...

Iranian Christians Will Not Have a Merry Christmas

Iran Focus London, 27 Dec - The Shia denomination of Islam is Iran's official religion. According to the 2018 United States International Religious Freedom (USCIRF)...

Hundreds of Christians in Iran Arrested Ahead of Christmas

Iran Focus London, 21 Dec - Over 150 Iranian Christians have been detained in the past month and arrests are expected to continue over the...

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War Economy and Stagflation in Iran

Unemployment and inflation in a war for which the Iranian regime is the primary cause are no longer merely...

Transfer of a death-row political prisoner to solitary confinement in Urmia, Iran

Punitive transfer of death-row political prisoner Mehrab Abdollahzadeh to solitary confinement in Urmia Prison Mehrab Abdollahzadeh, a political prisoner sentenced...

Restrictions, Pressure, and Detention of Families of Opponents of Iran’s Regime

According to a report by Sky News on April 26, Iran's regime has intensified its repressive policies against opponents. In...

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Iran’s Regime Ramps Up Execution of Baluch Political Prisoners to Control Society

Documented reports from recent years show that the execution...

Iranian Doctor Sentenced to Death for Helping Injured Protesters

Ameneh Soleimani, a physician, was arrested solely for saving...

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