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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...

Iran raids house church arresting 8 Christians

Iran Focus London, 12 Aug - At least eight Iranian Christians were beaten and arrested last Friday in the Iranian city of Karaj while...

British Peer: UK must speak up against sharp rise in hangings in Iran

London, 12 Aug - The alarming recent rise in executions in Iran, especially during the weeks following the nuclear deal between Iran and world's...

Iran hangs Kurdish dissident – opposition

Iran Focus London, 9 Aug - Iran on Sunday hanged a Kurdish dissident in a prison in Tabriz, northwest Iran, without giving prior notice...

UN rights chief urges halt to executions in Iran

Iran Focus Geneva, 5 Aug - The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Wednesday expressed alarm at the imposition of the death...

Iran hangs 44 prisoners in 11 days – opposition

Iran Focus London, 1 Aug - Authorities in Iran on Saturday hanged three prisoners in a jail in Rasht, northern Iran, the main opposition...

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Renewable Water Per Capita in Iran Falls To 1,200 Cubic Meters Per Year

Reports from Iranian regime government institutions show that the "renewable water per capita" indicator for each Iranian citizen has...

The Iranian Plateau Is Turning into a Desert

Every year on June 17, the World Day to Combat Desertification serves as an opportunity to focus on one...

Iran’s Economic Growth Decline Accelerates

The Statistical Center of Iran, a government agency of Iran's regime, announced in its latest report that the country's...

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Iran’s Economic Growth Decline Accelerates

The Statistical Center of Iran, a government agency of...

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