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Iran cracks down ahead of election

Wall Street Journal: The Iranian government has launched a pre-emptive crackdown ahead of presidential elections next month, Iranians say, including disrupting the...

Report finds Iran among worst violators of religious freedom

Fox News: Religious freedom is in short supply in the Middle East, according to the bipartisan U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom,...

Five years on, Bahais appeal for release in Iran

AFP: Five years after seven Bahai leaders were arrested in Iran, members of the faith are campaigning to increase attention to their ...

Family shares letters from American held in Iran

AP: An ex-Marine incarcerated in Iran for nearly two years says in the first letters written to family in Michigan that he is...

Iran: Editor arrested after report claiming voter fraud

AP: A journalist for an Iranian news website says its editor has been arrested after reporting that there is an audiotape of President...

Iran, Syria ranked among world’s worst countries for press freedom

Al-Arabiya: North Korea, Iran and Syria have been named among the top 10 worst countries for press freedom, according to an annual ranking...

Iran continues crackdown on Sufis

Huffington Post: Iran continues to arrest Sufi mystics. The victims of state suppression represent the Gonabadi-Nimatullahi order, the main body of traditional ...

Iran moves American Christian into solitary confinement over prayer protest

Fox News: The American pastor jailed in Iran for his faith has been placed in solitary confinement and may now be suffering organ...

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Tensions Rise Between France and Iran’s Regime

In response to the Iranian regime's decision to declare two former employees of the French Embassy in Tehran "persona...

Cost of Living Basket Several Times Higher Than Iranian Workers’ Wages

Workers' cost of living has come under pressure from inflation and low wages. July inflation data point to intensifying...

‘No To Executions Tuesdays’ Campaign Expands to 60 Prisons Across Iran

According to human rights sources in Iran, the "No to Executions Tuesdays" campaign has expanded to 60 prisons across...

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Canadian Federal Court Rejects Salman Samani’s Request to Halt Deportation

The Federal Court of Canada has rejected Salman Samani's...

‘No To Executions Tuesdays’ Campaign Expands to 60 Prisons Across Iran

According to human rights sources in Iran, the "No...

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