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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...

Iran spy charges for Germans over Ashtiani stoning case

BBC: Iran has charged two Germans with spying after they interviewed the son of a woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, reports...

Young rappers arrested in Iran

CNN: Police in Tehran have arrested several members of underground Iranian rap groups, the semi-offical ILNA news agency reported. By Reza...

Iranian lawyer committed to winning U.S. hikers’ freedom

Los Angeles Times: Masoud Shafii's clients, Shane Bauer and Joshua Fattal, are charged with spying. 'Nobody can prove my clients were spies,' says Shafii,...

Thief hand cut off ‘before inmates’

Press Association: Authorities in Iran have amputated the hand of a convicted thief in front of other prisoners, state radio is reporting. ...

Iranian chocolate thief ‘to have hand chopped off’

AFP: An Iranian court has condemned a man convicted of robbing chocolates and cocoa from a Tehran pastry shop to have a hand chopped...

Lawyer wants sanctions on Iranian leaders’ travel

Reuters: The European Union and United Nations should tighten curbs on Iranian leaders' foreign travel over alleged human rights violations, the lawyer who defended...

Iran arrests top reformist from banned party: report

AFP: Iran has arrested a top reformist from a banned political party which backed opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi in last year's presidential election,...

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Canadian Federal Court Rejects Salman Samani’s Request to Halt Deportation

The Federal Court of Canada has rejected Salman Samani's request to halt his deportation from Canada. Samani served as...

Middle Eastern Countries Seek Ways to Move Oil Through the Strait of Hormuz

An Iraqi government source told the Iraqi news outlet Shafagh News that Iraq's State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) is...

Iran’s Regime Plans Fuel Rationing, Higher Gasoline Prices Within Next 15 Days

Esmail Saghab-Esfahani, a vice president of Iran's regime, said on Saturday, August 15, that Iran's daily gasoline consumption is...

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Political Prisoner Denied Treatment in Greater Tehran Prison

The physical condition of Hamid Haj-Jafar Kashani, a political...

Food Prices and Wage–Cost-of-Living Gap Surge for Iranian Workers

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