Iran Human Rights

Iran Human Rights

How to promote human rights in Iran

Council on Foreign Relations: As the United States and other countries focus on the Islamic Republic of Iran's nuclear ambitions, it is easy to ignore...
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Iran Human Rights

Iran’s rising executions dim U.N. hopes for reforms

Reuters: At least 80 people and perhaps as many as 95 have been executed in Iran already this year, a surge in the use...
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Iran Human Rights

Executions on rise in Iran: UN

AFP: "We are deeply concerned about the reported spike in executions in Iran since the beginning of this year," said Ravina Shamdasani, spokeswoman for the...
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Report: Iran shuts down newspaper, detains editor

AP: A news agency in Iran says officials have detained the editor of a daily reformist newspaper after they shut it down on charge...
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Lawmaker: ‘Moderate’ Iran muzzles press, prolongs war in Syria

The Hill: George Holding warned Monday that the Iranian leaders the Obama administration is dealing with in talks over Iran's nuclear weapons program are not...
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Freedom house condemns Iran’s hanging of renowned poet

Radio Free Europe: Freedom House has condemned the execution in Iran of acclaimed poet and activist Hashem Shaabani. The watchdog said Shaabani, 32, was put to...
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Iran Human Rights

Iranian executions spiking despite thaw with West, ‘moderate president’

Washington Times: The number of executions carried out by Iranian authorities — often hanging dubiously convicted citizens from construction cranes in public — has risen...
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Iran Human Rights

Islamist state of Iran: leader in human rights violation

Front Page: The Iranian military published a flimsy and unsubstantiated 28-page report this week criticizing human rights in the United States. Intriguingly, the report was...
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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...
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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 Intensifies Pressure on Families of PMOI Prisoners Amid Expanding Crackdown

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