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Iran steps up executions even as European officials visit

 Iran Focus London, 19 Apr - There were at least 24 people executed in Iran during the last week. Reports from a prison in...

EU sanctions Iran officials over human rights abuses

Iran Focus London, 13 Apr - The European Union has decided to renew sanctions against Iranian officials and entities in light of human rights...

Amnesty: Iran stepped up executions in 2015

Iran Focus London, 6 Apr – Iran executed nearly 1000 people in 2015 and was the world’s number one state executioner after China, according...

Pressure urged to save dissident Iran cleric

Iran Focus Tehran, 30 Mar - Supporters of Iranian dissident cleric Ayatollah Hossein Kazemeyni Boroujerdi are calling for international pressure on Iran’s regime to...

Iran to gouge out man’s eye

London, 29 Mar - The Iranian Supreme Court has sentenced a man to have his eye gouged out after blinding another man in a...

Cancel Rouhani’s trip to Austria, Iranian opposition demands

Iran Focus London, 26 Mar - Iran's main opposition coalition, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), has called on the Austrian government...

UN to continue monitoring Iran rights violations

Iran Focus Geneva, 24 Mar - The United Nations Human Rights Council on Wednesday voted to extend the mandate of the world body's Special...

Iran, human rights investigator clash at UN

Iran Focus London, 11 Mar - Iran is maneuvering with its allies at the U.N. Human Rights Council to block Western attempts to renew...

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The Rising Cost of Food in Iran; Hidden Pressure on Large Families

The state-run magazine Niniban published a report on April 29 regarding rising food prices. The report stated: “This is...

Four Decades of Bitter Narratives: May Day as a Day of Wrath, Not Celebration, for Iran’s Workers

Does International Workers’ Day represent a celebration of dignity and status for Iran’s labor force? Do they gather in...

Iran Intensifies Pressure on Families of PMOI Prisoners Amid Expanding Crackdown

Iranian authorities have intensified pressure on the families of political prisoners and executed dissidents in recent weeks, with multiple...

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Iran: A Dangerous Country for Journalists

According to Reporters Without Borders (RSF), the state of...

Iranian Doctor Sentenced to Death for Helping Injured Protesters

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