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German reporter says he was beaten in Iran

AP: A German reporter says he was beaten by guards during his nearly five months of imprisonment in Iran and that he heard...

Iran: Stop holding reporters’ relatives hostage

Reuters: The Iranian government has been intimidating and detaining relatives and friends of foreign-based Persian-language journalists to obtain information or silence them. ...

US says Iran seeking to snuff out free expression

AFP: The United States Thursday accused Iran of trying to quash all freedom of expression ahead of March elections, as it cracks down...

Pattern of intimidation is seen in arrests of Iranian journalists and bloggers

New York Times: The judicial authorities in Iran have arrested at least half a dozen journalists and bloggers over the past few weeks,...

UN denounces human rights violations in Iran

AP: The U.N. General Assembly has approved a resolution denouncing serious human rights violations in Iran ranging from flogging and amputations to frequent use...

Executions for drug crimes surge in Iran: Amnesty

Reuters: Iran has executed more people for drug-related crimes in 2011 than in the previous two years combined, in "a killing spree of staggering...

US sanctions 2 Iran military figures

AFP: The United States placed sanctions Tuesday on two top Iranian military figures for their roles in the brutal crackdown on dissenters in the...

UN rights expert starts probing Iran rights abuses

AFP: A UN expert tasked with investigating alleged human rights abuses in Iran will talk to Iranian activists in France, Germany and Belgium this...

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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 request to halt his deportation from Canada. Samani served as...

Middle Eastern Countries Seek Ways to Move Oil Through the Strait of Hormuz

An Iraqi government source told the Iraqi news outlet Shafagh News that Iraq's State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) is...

Iran’s Regime Plans Fuel Rationing, Higher Gasoline Prices Within Next 15 Days

Esmail Saghab-Esfahani, a vice president of Iran's regime, said on Saturday, August 15, that Iran's daily gasoline consumption is...

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CENTCOM: 59 Vessels Linked to Iran Redirected

The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) says that as of...

Egypt And Bahrain Condemn Iranian Regime Attacks on Oil Tankers

In a statement, Bahrain's Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the...

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