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Tortured and raped for protesting in ‘Doghouse’ prison

Iran Focus: Tehran, May 28 - Inmates of a prison cellblock in Karaj known as the "Doghouse" are harassed and tortured; their hands, feet...

Overcrowding in Gohardasht Prison

Iran Focus: Karaj, Iran, May 27 – Overcrowding in Gohardasht Prison in Karaj, west of Tehran, has created extremely unsanitary conditions for prisoners. On...

Heightened security to combat dissent in southern Iran town

Iran Focus: Yasuj, Iran, May 20 – State security forces have stepped up their presence on the streets in the southern town of Gachsaran....

“Sacred Defence” memorial advanced as patriotic monuments vanish

Iran Focus: Tehran, May 19 - Art works and monuments paying tribute to prominent Iranian figures have “mysteriously” disappeared from Tehran parks and public...

A tale of two lives

Iran Focus: Tehran, May 19 - When Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took office as President, he promised to take the oil revenues to the people's dinner...

Iran: An impoverished chinaware worker speaks out

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 06 – Life is hard and getting harder for scores of chinaware workers in the city of Qazvin...

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Iran’s Regime Cuts Government Aid to Thousands of Disabled People

Behrooz Morovati, an activist for disability rights and the director of the 19 May Disabilities Campaign, announced that "this...

International Energy Agency: Iran Producing 3.3mn Barrels of Oil Per Day

According to the latest monthly report by the International Energy Agency, Iran's daily oil production in the month of...

Amnesty International Calls Halting the Death Sentence of Toomaj Salehi

On Thursday, May 17, Amnesty International sent a letter to the head of the Iranian regime’s judiciary, calling for...

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Around 6 Workers Die of Safety Incidents Every Day in Iran

Ali Ziaei, the head of the Crime Scene Investigation...

Amnesty International Calls Halting the Death Sentence of Toomaj Salehi

On Thursday, May 17, Amnesty International sent a letter...

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