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UN criticizes Iran on human rights violations

AP: The U.N. General Assembly has approved a resolution criticizing Iran for serious rights violations including torture and its "alarming" and frequent use of...

Second worst year for journalists in jail

AFP: The number of journalists killed and imprisoned fell in 2013 but it was still the second worst year on record for reporters in prison,...

Iran arrests man on charges of spying for Britain

AP: Iran's media says authorities have arrested a man on charges of spying for Britain. The semiofficial ISNA news agency said Saturday the man was...

Naghmeh Abedini pleads for husband imprisoned in Iran

UPI: The wife of U.S. pastor Saeed Abedini, who has been imprisoned in Iran since June 2012, spoke before a House subcommittee on foreign...

Iran’s human rights abuses offer glimpse into Tehran’s power struggle

Fox News: These are vital questions as the U.S. and European nations grapple with the question of easing sanctions against Tehran in return for changes...

EU Parliament to visit Iran without preconditions

UPI: The European Parliament's delegation for relations with Iran is set to travel to Iran this week. If it goes ahead as planned, this...

Rouhani says tolerance can resolve Iran political prisoner issue

AFP: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told university students Saturday that tolerance could resolve the issue of political prisoners, as some of them chanted for opposition...

Wife of American pastor imprisoned in Iran fears for his life

Reuters: The Idaho wife of an Iranian-American Christian pastor imprisoned in Iran said on Monday she felt betrayed and feared for her ...

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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...

New Wave of Protests Across Various Iranian Cities

On June 21 and 22, a new wave of protest gatherings emerged across various cities in Iran. Students, university...

126th Week of ‘No to Executions Tuesdays’ Campaign in 57 Prisons

In the 126th week of the protest campaign "No to Executions Tuesdays," political prisoners in 57 prisons across Iran...

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Child Laborers: The Silent Victims of Poverty and Inflation in Iran

On June 15, the state-run Shargh newspaper published a...

Free Iran 2026 Summit in Paris Draws International Support for Democratic Change in Iran

PARIS, June 20, 2026 — Political leaders, former government...

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Iranian pilots killed in F-5 Phantom fighter crash near Iraq border

AP:  A news agency reports an Iranian F-5 fighter...