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Hangings continue in Iran this week

Iran Focus London, 27 May - Fourteen prisoners were executed at prisons in the Iranian city of Karaj this week. Eleven were executed on...

Nearly a month into hunger strike the health of Iranian political prisoner is deteriorating

Iran Focus Tehran, 24 May - The health of an Iranian political prisoner on indefinite hunger strike is in grave danger. Jafar Azimzadeh, imprisoned...

Iranian regime kills two Baluchis in drive-by shooting

Iran Focus London, 21 May - Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) murdered two young Iranian men last week, according to a report...

Health fears for Iranian political prisoner on hunger strike

Iran Focus London, 20 May - Fears have risen over the health of an Iranian political prisoner who has been on an indefinite hunger...

US House committee backs resolution urging safety for the MEK in Iraq

Iran Focus Washington, 19 May - Iranian dissidents living in Camp Liberty, Iraq, may be better protected following a resolution passed by the United...

Iranian political prisoner pens moving open letter exposing cruelty within the justice system

Iran Focus London, 19 May - Afshin Baymani, the Iranian political prisoner whose deteriorating health we reported on earlier this week, has written an...

Amnesty issues appeal for ill Iran political prisoner

Iran Focus London, 18 May - Amnesty International have made an urgent appeal for action regarding the Iranian political prisoner Omid Kokabee. Kokabee is...

21 more people executed by Iran’s totalitarian regime; bringing total to 97 in just under five weeks

Iran Focus Tehran, 18 May - At least 21 people were hanged by Iran's fundamentalist regime on Tuesday, according to the opposition National Council...

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Iran Intensifies Pressure on Families of PMOI Prisoners Amid Expanding Crackdown

Iranian authorities have intensified pressure on the families of political prisoners and executed dissidents in recent weeks, with multiple...

Iran: A Dangerous Country for Journalists

According to Reporters Without Borders (RSF), the state of press freedom worldwide has fallen to its lowest level in...

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