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Jailed Iranian student leader moved to new prison

RFE/RL: Jailed Iranian student leader Majid Tavakoli has been transferred from Tehran's Evin prison to the nearby Rajaeeshahr prison, RFE/RL's Radio Farda reports. ...

UN expert urges Iran to end US hiker’s solitary confinement

AFP: A UN expert on torture has appealed to Tehran to end the solitary confinement of Sarah Shourd, one of the three US hikers...

US ‘deeply concerned’ with Iran religious persecution

AFP: The United States is "deeply concerned" with Iran's treatment of religious minorities, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday after seven Bahai leaders...

Brazil’s surprise election issue: Iran

Reuters: For sunbathers on Rio's famed Ipanema Beach last weekend, the sight was about as odd as an oncoming snowstorm. By...

Iranian activists face execution as ‘enemies of God’

VOA News: Human rights groups and the families of a number of Iranian opposition activists condemned to death as "enemies of God" are warning...

Clinton urges Iran to release political prisoners

AP: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday called on Iran to release all political prisoners and expressed alarm about the fate of...

Iran slaps 20-year jail terms on seven Bahais

AFP: Iran has sentenced seven leading members of its Bahai religious minority to 20-year jail terms, French and US members of the faith told...

Iran political prisoner facing execution – Amnesty

Iran Focus: Tehran, Aug. 06 - Iranian political prisoner, Jaafar Kazemi, is at risk of execution at any time, according to Amnesty International. ...

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US Preparing for a Long-Term Blockade of Iran’s Ports

The Wall Street Journal, citing US officials, reported that US President Donald Trump has ordered preparations for a long-term...

War Economy and Stagflation in Iran

Unemployment and inflation in a war for which the Iranian regime is the primary cause are no longer merely...

Transfer of a death-row political prisoner to solitary confinement in Urmia, Iran

Punitive transfer of death-row political prisoner Mehrab Abdollahzadeh to solitary confinement in Urmia Prison Mehrab Abdollahzadeh, a political prisoner sentenced...

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Transfer of a death-row political prisoner to solitary confinement in Urmia, Iran

Punitive transfer of death-row political prisoner Mehrab Abdollahzadeh to...

Iran’s Regime Executes Baluch Political Prisoner Amer Ramesh

The Iranian regime, continuing its daily extrajudicial executions, executed...

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