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Berlin fest unveils Iran director’s cry for freedom

AFP: The 63rd Berlinale premiered Tuesday the latest film by banned Iranian director Jafar Panahi, a haunting lament about crushing state oppression...

Iran holds, questions opposition leaders’ children

Reuters: Iranian authorities held and questioned two daughters of detained opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi and the son of fellow opposition figure Mehdi...

U.N., U.S. condemn attack on Iran dissidents in Iraq

Reuters: The U.N. secretary-general and the U.S. government condemned a deadly attack on an Iranian dissident camp in the Iraqi capital early ...

Hell on Earth: Inside Iran’s brutal Evin prison

Fox News: It is known as Evin University, but it's no school -- it is one of the world's most brutal and infamous...

FCO condemns co-ordinated arrest of journalists in Iran

FCO: Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt condemns multiple arrests of journalists in Iran for co-operation with western media. Iranian security forces arrested more...

EU condemns death sentences in Iran for five Arabs

AFP: EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton on Tuesday urged Iran to commute death sentences against five members of the Ahwazi Arab ...

Iran unveils new finger-amputating machine

The Independent: Iran unveils new finger-amputating machine ahead of announcement of increasingly severe punishment of thieves. Photographs published by Iran’s official press agency show...

Iran arrests 11 reporters over ‘foreign contacts’

AP: Iran has arrested 11 journalists accused of cooperation with foreign-based, Persian-language media organizations, several chief editors of Iranian outlets said Monday....

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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...

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...

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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Iran War: Escalating Drug Shortages and Disruption of Healthcare Services

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent...

Iran’s Regime Executes Baluch Political Prisoner Amer Ramesh

The Iranian regime, continuing its daily extrajudicial executions, executed...

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