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Seven Sunnis at risk of imminent execution in Iran

Iran Focus London, 5 Nov - Reports received from inside Iran prisons on Tuesday indicate that Tehran is about to execute seven Sunni prisoners,...

MPs seek focus on human rights in UK’s Iran policy

Iran Focus London, 20 Oct - Members of Parliament on Monday urged the United Kingdom government to pressure Iran to halt executions as a...

UN’s Ban Ki-moon denounces juvenile executions in Iran

Iran Focus New York, 20 Oct - The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he was "deeply saddened" by the news of the execution...

Stop appeasing Iran’s ayatollahs

Iran Focus Washington, 20 Oct - The U.S. administration's policy of "appeasing" Iran’s Ayatollahs is emboldening the authorities in Iran to step up suppression...

Iran: Outrage of UN human rights experts at execution of two juvenile offenders

London, 17 Oct - United Nations human rights experts on Friday expressed their "outrage" and "profound sadness" at the execution in Iran of Fatemeh Salbehi,...

Iranian dissidents warn human rights worsen under Rouhani – POLITICO

Iran Focus Paris, 13 Oct - Since Iranian President Hassan Rouhani took office in 2013, more political prisoners have been jailed, conditions in prison...

Daily Mail interviews recently-escaped Iran political prisoner

Iran Focus London, 13 Oct – The MailOnline has interviewed former Iranian political prisoner Farzad Madadzadeh and Paria Kohandel, the daughter of an Iranian...

Member of European Parliament call for end to executions in Iran

Iran Focus Strasbourg - 8 October 2015 - For Immediate Release More than 100 Euro MPs Urge President of European Parliament to Call for Ending...

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The Rising Cost of Food in Iran; Hidden Pressure on Large Families

The state-run magazine Niniban published a report on April 29 regarding rising food prices. The report stated: “This is...

Four Decades of Bitter Narratives: May Day as a Day of Wrath, Not Celebration, for Iran’s Workers

Does International Workers’ Day represent a celebration of dignity and status for Iran’s labor force? Do they gather in...

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...

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UN Officials Call for a Halt to Executions and Repression in Iran

Volker Türk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human...

Iranian Political Prisoner Naser Bakrzadeh’s at Risk of Execution

Following the confirmation of Naser Bakrzadeh’s death sentence by...

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