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Iran arrests two reporters ahead of poll anniversary

AFP: Iran has arrested two female journalists working for reformist newspapers ahead of the first anniversary of a disputed presidential election, an opposition website...

Rights activist on trial in Iran

Iran Focus: Rome, May 27 - Shiva Nazar Ahari, 26, journalist, human rights activist, blogger and reporter of the Committee of Human Rights Reporters...

Iran police crackdown ‘targets foreign cars’

Daily Telegraph: Iranian police have launched a crackdown on irreverent social behaviour, seizing foreign-made cars whose drivers were deemed to be harassing women, the...

Iran executes brother of Sunni rebel leader Rigi

Reuters: Iran on Monday executed a brother of the detained leader of a Sunni Muslim rebel group behind the deadliest bomb attack in the...

Iran presses opposition with attacks and jail time

New York Times: As Iran approaches the first anniversary of a contested presidential election that touched off a deep political crisis, opposition supporters remain...

Human rights group condemns political executions in Iran

Iran Focus: London, May 21 - The international community should support independent voices in Iran and "strongly condemn" the execution of political activists there,...

Man hanged in central Iran

Iran Focus: Tehran, May 21 - Iran hanged a man in the central city of Isfahan, state media reported on Friday. ...

Opposition says Iranian filmmaker beaten badly

AP: An Iranian opposition website says that an imprisoned filmaker has been badly beaten and his sight damaged. The Associated...

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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...

Child Laborers: The Silent Victims of Poverty and Inflation in Iran

On June 15, the state-run Shargh newspaper published a report on child labor titled "Childhood on a Work Shift,"...

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Iran’s ‘No to Executions Tuesdays’ Campaign Marks 125th Week

On Tuesday, June 16, the "No to Executions Tuesdays"...

Volker Türk: At Least 40 People Executed on Security-Related Charges in Iran

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