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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. ...

Amnesty: Lawyer in Iranian stoning case released

AP: Amnesty International says the lawyer defending a woman sentenced to death by stoning in Iran has been released from a detention center in...

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Power Struggle, An Endless Crisis at the Top of Iran’s Regime

As Iran’s economic crisis deepens and social discontent increases, new signs have emerged of an intensifying power struggle within...

Iranian Media Report Approval of Resolution to Restore International Internet Access

Iranian media reported that a resolution to restore international internet access has been officially communicated for implementation. Iranian domestic media...

Punitive Restrictions Imposed on Female Prisoners in Iran’s Evin Prison

Golrokh Iraee, Zahra Safaei, Marzieh Farsi, Shiva Esmaili, and Sakineh Parvaneh, five female political prisoners in Tehran’s Evin Prison,...

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Gasoline Price Hikes in Iran Trigger a New Battle Over People’s Livelihoods

As Iran’s economic crisis, inflation, and declining purchasing power...

Telecommunications Employees in Tehran Protest Four Years of Unpaid Claims

Four years of non-payment of overdue telecommunications wages have...

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China to join New York talks on Iran on Thursday

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