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Britain condemns planned stoning in Iran as ‘medieval’

AFP: British Foreign Secretary William Hague spoke out Thursday against the "medieval" planned stoning to death for adultery of a woman in Iran, saying...

Rights group: Cancel Iran execution

UPI: Human rights group Amnesty International is calling on Iran to cancel the scheduled execution of a man convicted of murder when he was...

EU urges Iran to halt woman’s stoning execution

AFP: European Union foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton urged Iran on Tuesday to stop the execution of three people including a woman who faces...

Norway summons Iranian ambassador to protest death sentences

AFP: Norway on Monday summoned the Iranian ambassador to Oslo to protest death sentences against a woman convicted of adultery and a man convicted...

Iran authorities chop off man’s hand for stealing

Iran Focus: Tehran, Jul. 03 - Authorities amputated the hand of a man accused of stealing in the city of Malayer, western Iran, the...

Amnesty urges full disclosure in Iran jail murders

AFP: Amnesty International has called for "full disclosure" from the Iranian authorities in the case of two men ordered to hang for the murders...

UN rights chief says torturers will face justice

AFP: UN human rights chief Navi Pillay on Friday warned torturers that they could not escape justice even if they might benefit from short...

Ten Sunni rebels go on trial in Iran – report

Reuters: Ten suspects went on trial in Iran on Tuesday accused of belonging to a Sunni Muslim rebel group whose leader was executed two...

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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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Iran: Violent Transfer of Political Prisoners to the Notorious Ghezel Hesar Prison

On Monday, April 13, seven political prisoners held in...

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

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

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