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Iran announces execution of dissident for ‘enmity against God’

Fox News: The execution of Gholamreza Khosravi Savajani  for "enmity against God" was announced Sunday on the website of Tehran's Revolutionary Prosecutor's office, according to Ali Safavi,...

Amnesty says Iranian dissident faces imminent execution

Reuters: Amnesty International urged Iran on Saturday not to execute a political dissident convicted of "enmity against God" in what it said had been...

Kerry calls for American held in Iran to be freed

AFP: Secretary of State John Kerry called on Iran on Monday to release a former US Marine "unjustly" held for nearly three years. Amir Hekmati was...

Imprisoned ex-US Marine seeks Iran retrial

AP: An Iranian news agency is reporting that a former U.S. Marine convicted of working for the CIA has appealed for a new trial. ISNA...

Report: Iran billionaire executed over $2.6B fraud

AP: A billionaire businessman at the heart of a $2.6 billion state bank scam, the largest fraud case since the country's 1979 Islamic Revolution,...

Ex-Marine’s family seeks his freedom from Iran

AP: Two members of Congress and the family of a former Marine now detained in Iran called for his freedom Monday, on the observance...

Iran desecrating Baha’i cemetery

AFP: The Baha'i International Community on Thursday accused Iran of excavating a cemetery where hundreds of its followers are buried, and urged the Tehran...

Barbaric attack on Iran’s political prisoners draws condemnation

NewsBlaze: The British Parliamentary Committee for Iran Freedom, strongly condemned the attack on political prisoners in Iran’s notorious Evin prison and appealed to the international community...

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Iran’s Statistics Center reports 115% food inflation

A new report by the Statistical Center of Iran shows that food inflation in March and April this year...

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...

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Iran War: Escalating Drug Shortages and Disruption of Healthcare Services

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