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Iran seen as evasive, legalistic at UN rights panel

Reuters: Iran avoided the most difficult questions at a long-awaited appearance before the U.N. Human Rights Committee, members said on Thursday, with Iranian officials...

Iran sentences reformist journalist to six year in prison

AFP: Iran has sentenced a reformist journalist, Abdolreza Tajik, to six year in prison after he was convicted of propaganda against the regime, the...

UN rights experts criticise Iran over ‘vague’ replies

AFP: UN Human Rights Committee experts on Tuesday criticised Iran's failure to provide sufficient details on the use of the death penalty as well...

Iran secretly executing hundreds of prisoners: UN

AFP: Iran's authoritarian regime has secretly executed hundreds of prisoners, according to a new UN report detailing growing rights abuses in the Islamic republic....

Iran faces UN rights review on Monday

AFP: The UN's human rights committee will on Monday begin questioning Iran over its attempts to reduce executions and other extreme judicial sentences, while...

Iran pastor guilty of being a ‘Zionist, traitor’: official

AFP: Iranian pastor Yusef Nadarkhani should face the death penalty for being a traitorous "Zionist" and committing "security crimes," not for apostasy, an official...

Germany summons Iran envoy to demand pastor’s release

AFP: Germany summoned the Iranian charge d'affaires to demand a stay of execution for a pastor who has refused to give up Christianity and...

US condemns Iran over pastor facing death

AFP: The United States on Thursday warned Iran would show "utter disregard" for religious freedom if it carried out a death sentence on a...

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Inflation in Iran and the Limits of What an Agreement with the United States Can Achieve

A sick political system inevitably produces a sick economy. In an absolute dictatorship where political and social freedoms are...

Day 2 of Free Iran 2026: International Figures Rally Behind NCRI Alternative

PARIS — The second day of the Free Iran 2026 World Summit brought together a broad range of former...

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

PARIS, June 20, 2026 — Political leaders, former government officials, parliamentarians, and human rights advocates from Europe and North...

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Day 2 of Free Iran 2026: International Figures Rally Behind NCRI Alternative

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Volker Türk: At Least 40 People Executed on Security-Related Charges in Iran

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