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Iran’s Karoubi firm on fighting jail abuse cases

Reuters: Iranian moderate cleric Mehdi Karoubi said he would not give up fighting for rights of dozens of people complaining of mistreatment after being...

Raped and beaten for daring to question President Ahmadinejad’s election

The Times: Ardeshir, an engineering student dressed in jeans and T-shirt, tells his story in a corner of a Tehran park obscured by...

EU asks Iran to halt planned execution of minors

DPA: The European Union on Tuesday urged Iran to honour its international commitments and halt the imminent execution of three men who killed when...

Iran opposition says 72 killed in vote protests

AFP: An aide to Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi said in a website report posted Thursday that 72 people died in post-election violence,...

Iran MP says rape of some vote detainees proven

Reuters: The rape of some Iranian reformers who were jailed after a disputed presidential election has been proven to a parliamentary committee, a lawmaker...

Reformer in Iran publishes account of a prison rape

New York Times: A young man arrested after the disputed presidential election in Iran says he was raped by his jailers, then questioned by officials...

Reformist posts account of man raped by jailers

Washington Times: An Iranian opposition leader Monday released what he said was an account by a prisoner raped by his jailers, in a challenge...

In Iran, report of secret burials brings call for inquiry

Los Angeles Times: An Iranian lawmaker vowed Saturday to examine allegations that dozens of unidentified people killed in the recent post-election unrest were secretly buried...

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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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Iranian Doctor Sentenced to Death for Helping Injured Protesters

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

A New Wave of Mass Arrests in Iran

Following the wave of repression after the nationwide protests...

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