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US calls for release of Americans imprisoned in Iran

AFP: US Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday called for the release of two American dual citizens jailed in Iran, saying Washington...

Wife of pastor jailed in Iran slams Obama silence

AFP: The wife of an Iranian-American pastor imprisoned in Iran said Monday she was "extremely disappointed" that US President Barack Obama had...

Iranian court rejects American pastor’s appeal

AP: An Iranian court has rejected an appeal by an American pastor to reduce his eight-year prison sentence, a human-rights group representing ...

Maryam Rajavi demands justice for 30,000 Iranian political prisoners massacred in 1988

Digital Journal: Iranian Resistance president-elect Maryam Rajavi has condemned the 'shameful and evil' genocide of 30,000 political prisoners in Iran 25 years...

I was lucky to escape with my life

The Independent: Social media has made it harder for governments to cover up their abuses.  For me this realization has poignant implications. Perhaps...

1988 massacre in Iran – 25 years later

The Hill: In late July 1988, the Iranian government began the massacre of political prisoners that continued for several months and resulted in...

Iranian jailed for distributing Bibles: Vatican media

AFP: An Iranian Christian convert has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for distributing Bibles in his home country, the Vatican ...

Australia adamant boatpeople policy working

AFP: Australia remained adamant Wednesday that its asylum-seeker policy was working, despite another boat sinking and nearly 3,000 people arriving since the...

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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...

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...

Iran: A Dangerous Country for Journalists

According to Reporters Without Borders (RSF), the state of press freedom worldwide has fallen to its lowest level in...

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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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Abbas Shahsavani, a faculty member at Beheshti University of...