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UN Human Rights Council Extends Mandate for Special Rapporteur to Iran

Iran Focus London, 26 Mar - The United Nation’s Human Rights Council has adopted a resolution to extend the mandate of a Special Rapporteur...

US Criticises Iran For “Unacceptable” Treatment of the Media

Iran Focus London, 17 Mar - The US State Department has called out the Iranian Regime for its “unacceptable” treatment of the news media,...

Renewed Call for Justice for Prisoners Killed by Iranian Authorities

Iran Focus London, 15 Mar - Following the recent protests and anti-government demonstrations in Iran, dozens of Iranians were killed while in custody. The...

UN Report Slams Iran for Human Rights Abuses

Iran Focus London, 06 Mar - A new report from the United Nations has criticised Iran for a systematic pattern of abuse in its prisons...

The Response to Anti-Hijab Protesters in Iran Was No “Soft” by Any Stretch

Iran Focus London, 05 Mar - The leaders of Friday prayers in Tehran has slammed the Iranian Regime for what they saw as a...

Gonabadi Dervish Dies in Iranian Jail During Beating in Interrogation

Iran Focus London, 05 Mar - A member of the Gonabadi dervishes (religious group) has died in prison in Iran, the latest of several...

Iranian Death Row Inmate Granted Swedish Citizenship

Iran Focus London, 01 Mar - Sweden recently granted citizenship to a disaster medicine expert currently on death row in Iran, with the hopes...

The US Must Act on Iran’s Human Rights Abuses

Iran Focus London, 01 Mar - The United Nations Human Rights Council has invited the Iranian Justice Minister Alireza Avayi to speak at its...

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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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War Economy and Stagflation in Iran

Unemployment and inflation in a war for which the...

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

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