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IRAN: Prominent human rights lawyer arrested in Tehran

Los Angeles Times: Iranian authorities on Saturday arrested the prominent lawyer and women's rights activist Nasrine Sotoudeh, her husband told Babylon & Beyond. ...

IRAN: Courts confirm two more stoning sentences on adultery charges

Los Angeles Times: Amid the controversy and international outcry sparked by the stoning sentence handed down to a 43-year-old Iranian mother of two, Sakineh...

UN anti-racism panel calls on Iran to counter hatred

AFP: The UN anti-racism panel Friday called on Iran to counter racism and ethnic discrimination, including incitement to hatred by officials and "double discrimination...

Man hanged in south-west Iran

Iran Focus: Tehran, Aug. 19 - A young man, Makki Jaradi, was hanged earlier this week in Ahvaz, in the south-western province of Khuzestan....

London blasts Iran over stoning case

AFP: London said Iran had showed an "unwillingness" to follow even its own standards in recent judicial cases, after a junior foreign minister met...

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...

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

Iran’s water crisis is no longer merely an environmental...

Cyberattack on Iranian Regime Banks Causes Widespread Disruptions in Banking Services

A cyberattack seriously affected the financial resources of the...

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