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Clashes in Shiite shrine unnerves Iran’s holy city

Iran Focus: Qom, Iran, Aug. 11 – At noon, the streets are quiet in this dusty, hot, sprawling city of two million that is...

Senior Iran cleric tells government to stamp out Kurdish unrest

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 11 – One of Iran’s high profile clerics has warned the government that he would take matters into his...

Unrest continues in Iran’s Kurdish region

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 10 – Sixty Iranian women activists made a public appeal on Thursday for the release of a Kurdish feminist...

Death toll in Iran floods rises to 32

KUNA: The death toll of the floods in the Iranian village of Galidagh in the northeastern province of Golestan rose Thursday to 32, with...

Dozens missing in Iran flooding

BBC: At least 10 people have drowned and dozens are missing in north-east Iran after heavy rain caused flash floods.An official in Golestan province...

Iran dissident Ganji stops hunger strike-judiciary

Reuters: Jailed Iranian journalist Akbar Ganji has broken his eight-week-old hunger strike after calls by family and friends concerned about his deteriorating health, a...

Protest outside jail in restive Kurdish town continues

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 08 – Relatives of those arrested in the Kurdish town of Saqqez, northwest Iran, during last week’s anti-government protests...

Mass strike brings Iran’s Kurdish provinces to a standstill

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 08 – Several Kurdish towns in northwest Iran have come to a standstill after people launched a mass strike...

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Free Iran 2026 Summit in Paris Draws International Support for Democratic Change in Iran

PARIS, June 20, 2026 — Political leaders, former government officials, parliamentarians, and human rights advocates from Europe and North...

Iran’s Water Crisis: Women on the Front Lines of a Silent Disaster

Iran’s water crisis is no longer merely an environmental or economic challenge; it has become one of the country’s...

Child Laborers: The Silent Victims of Poverty and Inflation in Iran

On June 15, the state-run Shargh newspaper published a report on child labor titled "Childhood on a Work Shift,"...

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Livelihood Protests Erupt Across Iran Again

Protests once again flared up in cities across Iran....

Volker Türk: At Least 40 People Executed on Security-Related Charges in Iran

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