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Prominent Iranian journalist ‘jailed for 16 months’

AFP: Iran has sentenced a prominent reformist journalist to 16 months in jail on charges of insulting President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and undermining the Islamic...

Woman in stoning sentence ‘confesses’

Scotland on Sunday: An Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery confessed on state television to helping a man kill her husband....

Iran reformist arrested, students held

Reuters: A prominent Iranian reformist was arrested on Thursday and five students were reported detained following anti-government protests, in the latest moves against opponents...

Editor of Iranian pro-reform daily arrested-website

Reuters: The editor of Iran's leading pro-reform newspaper, Sharq, and two senior journalists have been arrested a few months after the daily reappeared following...

Canada concern at Iran death penalty for web designer

BBC: Canada is "deeply concerned" over a reported death sentence given to an Iranian-born Canadian for allegedly designing an adult website, an official has...

Iran authorities chop off man’s hand

Iran Focus: Tehran, Dec. 02 - Iranian authorities amputated the hand of a man in a prison in the western province of Kermanshah. ...

UN expresses ‘deep concern’ about Iran rights

AP: The U.N. General Assembly's human rights committee expressed "deep concern" Thursday about Iran's use of flogging, stoning and amputations as punishment in an...

US ‘gravely concerned’ at Iran’s crackdown on rights lawyers

AFP: The United States said Tuesday it was "gravely concerned" about Iran's alleged crackdown on human rights lawyers and called for the release of...

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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...

Iran’s Water Crisis: Women on the Front Lines of a Silent Disaster

Iran’s water crisis is no longer merely an environmental or economic challenge; it has become one of the country’s...

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