Iran Human Rights

Iran Human Rights

Report: Iran blocks VPN access to Gmail, Yahoo

AP: Iranian authorities have blocked many foreign-based virtual private networks, or VPNs, severely restricting access to many websites. The Associated...
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Iran Human Rights

Iran puts five Christians on trial for their faith

Fox News: Five Iranian Christian converts who were detained late last year will reportedly begin trial in Iran’s Revolutionary Court this week, ...
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Human rights abuses spiral in Iran: UN

AFP: Human rights violations in Iran spiralled in 2012, a United Nations monitor said Monday, spotlighting abuses including repression of freedom of...
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Iran Human Rights

Family of ex-Marine held in Iran calls for mercy

AFP: The family of a former US Marine held for 555 days in Iran, mostly in solitary confinement, urged Iranian leaders on Tuesday...
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Iran Human Rights

Iran steps up arrests, torture, executions: U.N.

Reuters: Iran has stepped up executions of prisoners including juveniles as well as arrests of dissidents who are often tortured in jail,...
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Ally of Iran president accused in protester deaths

AP: Iran's state TV says prosecutors have accused a close ally of the Iranian president of involvement in the deaths of detainees during...
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Iran Human Rights

Iran slams Berlin film fest award for Panahi

AFP: Iran on Monday protested against the awarding of a Silver Bear to Jafar Panahi for the best screenplay for Parde (Closed Curtain)...
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US lawmakers urge release of Christian in Iran

AFP: US lawmakers on Thursday pressed for the release of an Iranian-American pastor imprisoned in Tehran over his work with underground churches,...
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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...
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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 press freedom worldwide has fallen to its lowest level in...

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Following international revelations about the Iranian regime’s covert oil...
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Transfer of a death-row political prisoner to solitary confinement in Urmia, Iran

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