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Human rights group condemns political executions in Iran

Iran Focus: London, May 21 - The international community should support independent voices in Iran and "strongly condemn" the execution of political activists there,...

Man hanged in central Iran

Iran Focus: Tehran, May 21 - Iran hanged a man in the central city of Isfahan, state media reported on Friday. ...

Opposition says Iranian filmmaker beaten badly

AP: An Iranian opposition website says that an imprisoned filmaker has been badly beaten and his sight damaged. The Associated...

Second detained Iranian director on hunger strike

Reuters: A detained Iranian writer and film director has started a hunger strike after he was "severely beaten" by security personnel in Tehran's notorious...

Two hanged in central Iran prison

Iran Focus: Tehran, May 19 - Iran hanged two men in a prison in the central city of Isfahan, state media reported on Wednesday....

Report: Jailed Iranian filmmaker on hunger strike

AP: A pro-reform Iranian website is reporting that acclaimed Iranian filmmaker and opposition supporter Jafar Panahi has gone on a hunger strike while in...

Parents of detained Kurdish students not aware of their whereabouts

Iran Focus: Marivan, Iran, May 19 - Security forces arrested 15 Kurd students in Marivan after protests in Kurdish regions following the 9 May...

Iran sanctions call over sentences

PA: British Parliamentarians have condemned the wave of death sentences handed out to Iranian opposition activists, and called on the Government to impose sanctions...

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US Preparing for a Long-Term Blockade of Iran’s Ports

The Wall Street Journal, citing US officials, reported that US President Donald Trump has ordered preparations for a long-term...

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...

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