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Iran sacks cyber police chief over blogger’s death

AFP: Tehran's cyber police chief has been sacked for negligence in events leading to the death in custody of an Iranian blogger, Iran's...

10 detained in incident at Iran embassy in Berlin

AP: Police say a group of assailants pelted the Iranian Embassy in Berlin with stones and paint and pulled down an Iranian flag...

Iran blogger’s death in prison sets off blame game

Los Angeles Times: The mysterious death of a dissident blogger while in Iranian police custody this month has generated a rare torrent of...

Faith under siege: The Baha’is of Semnan, Iran

Washington Post: Imagine if you lived in a world where it is government-sanctioned practice to be constantly under surveillance, to have your property...

For victims of the Iranian regime, it’s a long quest for justice

Ottawa Citizen: In New York on Tuesday, for the 10th year in a row, the United Nations adopted a Canadian-drafted resolution demanding that...

Iran condemns UN panel’s rights resolution

AFP: Iran's foreign ministry criticised a UN committee on Wednesday for passing a resolution condemning its human rights record, and accused the...

U.N. committee condemns Syria, Iran for rampant rights abuses

Reuters: A U.N. General Assembly committee on Tuesday condemned Syria and Iran for widespread human rights abuses, but both Damascus and Tehran...

Jailed Iranian rights lawyer in ‘good health’

AFP: Jailed Iranian rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, who has been held in solitary confinement and reportedly began a hunger strike last month, ...

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Iran’s Regime Executes Abbas Akbari Feyzabadi, One of the Protesters of the January Uprising

Mizan News Agency, affiliated with the judiciary of the Iranian regime, reported early Monday, May 25, on the execution...

Rising Dairy Prices Send New Shock to Lives of People in Iran

The state-run Hamshahri newspaper published a report on May 23 regarding a new wave of price increases in dairy...

Italian Parliament Conference Condemns Executions in Iran, Voices Support for NCRI

Italian lawmakers and human rights advocates gathered at the Italian Parliament on May 21 for a conference with Maryam...

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Paris to Host Major Rally Supporting a Free Iran on June 20

More than 100,000 people are expected to gather in...

Telecommunications Employees in Tehran Protest Four Years of Unpaid Claims

Four years of non-payment of overdue telecommunications wages have...

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America plans new crackdown on European businesses trading in Iran

The Times: British businesses with investments in Iran face...