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A 15-Year-Old Girl Arrested in Iran for Writing Poetry as Part of Crackdown Against Arab Protesters

Iran Focus London, 4 May - The Iranian security forces have arrested a 15-year-old girl for writing poetry that the security forces claims incites...

Despite Modest Reduction in 2017 Executions, Iran’s Abuse of Death Penalty Continues

Iran Focus London, 20 Apr - On Thursday, the CHRI reported upon the latest call to action by United Nations experts regarding issues related...

Amnesty International: Iran Is Committing More Than Half of the Executions World-Wide

Iran Focus London, 14 Apr - Iran is one of the 23 countries that have not yet abolished the death penalty, and according to an...

Amnesty International: Death Penalty in Iran Is Still Worrying

Iran Focus London, 13 Apr - In 2017, the number of death sentences and executions carried out declined overall across the world. This is...

Calls for Iranian Authorities to Let Widow Leave the Country

Iran Focus London, 11 Apr - Dr. Kavous Seyed Emami, a 63-year-old Iranian academic and founder of the Persian Wildlife Heritage Foundation, allegedly killed...

Lady Political Prisoner Releases Open Letter From Iran Prison

Iran Focus London, 03 Apr - Maryam Akbari was arrested in December 2009 during street protests against that year’s widely disputed presidential election and...

Husband ‘Disappointed’ With Boris Johnson’s Efforts for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, Imprisoned in Iran

Iran Focus London, 02 Apr - After Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Boris Johnson’s continued unsuccessful bids to secure the release...

Iranian Metal Band Member Accused of Creating “Satanic Music” Sentenced to 6 Years Prison

Iran Focus London, 01 Apr - To avoid being imprisoned for six years for producing metal music, “Confession” band member Nikan Khosravi, left Iran...

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US Preparing for a Long-Term Blockade of Iran’s Ports

The Wall Street Journal, citing US officials, reported that US President Donald Trump has ordered preparations for a long-term...

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...

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Iran: Violent Transfer of Political Prisoners to the Notorious Ghezel Hesar Prison

On Monday, April 13, seven political prisoners held in...

Iranian Doctor Sentenced to Death for Helping Injured Protesters

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

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