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Iranian soldier kills guest in party raid

AFP: An Iranian soldier has been charged with killing a party-goer during a raid on an illegal mixed-sex gathering, the student news agency ISNA...

Iranian thief loses his fingers

AFP: An Iranian man convicted of a series of robberies has had four fingers on his right hand amputated in public, the Jomhuri Eslami...

13 year old schoolgirl sentenced to death by stoning

Iran Focus: Tehran, Oct. 16 - A 13-year-old schoolgirl has been sentenced to stoning in the town of Marivan (northwestern Iran). Zhila Izadi...

Iran: Journalist Detained in Internet Crackdown

Human Rights Watch: The arrest of journalist and internet writer Omid Memarian continues a disturbing crackdown on journalists and internet writers in Iran, Human...

Rights Group: Human Rights Violations on the Rise in Iran

Voice of America: An Iranian-American human rights group says the Iranian government has stepped up its campaign against pro-democracy dissidents, women and minorities with...

Iran’s 2003 Nobel Laureate Says Prize Helped Her Everywhere But Home

AP: A year after her Nobel Peace Prize was announced in Oslo, human rights activist Shirin Ebadi said today that the honor had helped...

US Says ‘Gravely Concerned’ About Iranian Arrest

Reuters: The United States said on Friday it is concerned Iran has arrested a journalist and stopped him picking up a rights award in...

Iran: Imminent execution, Fatemeh Haghighat-Pajouh

Amnesty International: Imminent execution, Fatemeh Haghighat-Pajouh: Fatemeh Haghighat-Pajouh has reportedly been sentenced to death for the murder of her husband, who allegedly tried to...

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700,000 Jobs Lost in Iran as A Result of War

While the fate of the war in the region remains uncertain, reports from Iran indicate a suffocating livelihood crisis...

Iran: How Pahlavi’s Name Stole the January 2026 Uprising

In the biting cold of mid-January 2026, the air in Tehran’s Vali-e-Asr Square was thick with the scent of...

Escalating Executions in Iran Put EU Policy Under Scrutiny

A conference held at the European Parliament in Brussels on April 22, 2026, brought renewed attention to the escalating...

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Hollow Show of Power by Supporters of Iran’s Regime in the Streets

While the consequences of around 50 days of conflict...

The Pahlavi Restoration: A Legacy of Torture and Revisionism

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