Iran Human Rights

115 MEPs write to Martin Schulz on human rights in Iran

Iran Focus Strasbourg, 8 Oct - At least 115 Members of the European Parliament have written to the parliament's President urging him to pressure...

Amnesty condemns absurd charges against Iranian jailed cartoonist

Iran Focus London, 3 Oct - The international human rights group Amnesty International on Friday condemned "absurd" new charges against Atena Farghadani, a satirical...

Iran champions living on the streets

Iran Focus Tehran, 22 Sep - Shahin Jafari, a 19-year old shot-put silver medalist from Iran in the Asia Games held in China, has...

IRAN: No to Rouhani rally in NY on 28 September

Iran Focus New York, 22 Sep - On September 28, 2015, Iranian-Americans and supporters of a free and democratic Iran will gather in New...

1988 massacre of Iran’s political prisoners and nuclear deal

Washington, 18 Sep - A former Iranian political prisoner has described his experience during the seven years he spent in Iran’s jails. Karim Moradi, an...

Iran political prisoner on hunger strike over abuse

Iran Focus Tehran, 16 Sep - Iranian political prisoner Ramezan Kamal Ahmad, 34, detained in Gohardasht Prison, Karaj, west of Tehran, has been on...

Text of letter by Iranian political prisoner to his daughter

London, 15 Sep - Shahrokh Zamani, an Iranian political prisoner, was found dead in his prison cell on Sunday with his mouth full of...

Iran arrests Christian converts in raid on house church

Iran Focus London, 19 Aug - A group of at least eight Christian converts were beaten and arrested by Iranian authorities while they were...

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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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Iran’s Regime Nearing Oil Export Deadlock

Bloomberg, citing the analytics firm Kpler, reported that the...

Iranian Doctor Sentenced to Death for Helping Injured Protesters

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

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