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Wife of jailed student activist arrested in Iran

RFE/RL: Sahar Yazdanipour, the wife of a jailed student activist, has been detained by authorities, Radio Farda reports. Radio Free Europe / Radio...

Three men hanged in western Iran

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 09 - Authorities hanged three men in western Iran, state media reported on Monday. Iran FocusTehran, Iran, Feb....

“An eye for an eye” – Iran to carry out gruesome punishment

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 03 – Iran's State Supreme Court upheld on Monday an earlier court ruling for a man to be blinded...

Iran steps up executions

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 31 - Authorities in southern Iran hanged a man, state media reported on Saturday. Iran FocusTehran, Iran, Jan....

Relatives say ethnic Azeri activist held without charge in Iran

RFE/RL: The family of ethnic Azeri activist Abdullah Abbasi Javan says he has been held incommunicado in Tehran's Evin prison for more than two...

Six Bahais, Christian arrested in Iran: judiciary

AFP: Iran has arrested six adherents of the banned Bahai faith and a Christian for alleged propaganda against the Islamic republic and insulting Islam,...

Iranian AIDS doctors get several years in jail

AP: Iran has sentenced two internationally renowned Iranian AIDS physicians to six and three years in prison for their alleged participation in a U.S.-backed...

Iran hangs 22 people

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 22 - Iranian authorities hanged 22 people over the past two days. Iran FocusTehran, Iran, Jan. 22...

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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...

Iran’s Regime Ramps Up Execution of Baluch Political Prisoners to Control Society

Documented reports from recent years show that the execution of Baluch political prisoners in Iran has become a consistent...

Iran’s Regime Nearing Oil Export Deadlock

Bloomberg, citing the analytics firm Kpler, reported that the Iranian regime is facing a growing oil storage crisis, with...

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