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US urges Iran to free death-row protester

AFP: The United States urged Iran Friday to free a student said to face the death penalty over anti-government protests, warning Tehran ...

UN rights chief criticizes Iran, Sri Lanka

AP: U.N. human rights chief Navi Pillay has singled out Iran for its crackdown on protestors after last year's election in an address...

Germany doesn’t want Iran in UN human rights body

AP: Germany's foreign minister says countries should vote against Iran when it seeks a seat later this year on the United Nations' Human...

Iran court upholds death for opposition activist

AP: An Iranian opposition-run Web site says an appeals court has upheld the death sentence for a student who took part in an...

Iran rejects U.N. call to free political prisoners

Reuters: Iran rejected calls to release all political prisoners and accept an international inquiry into violence after last June's contested presidential elections,...

Iran reversal on inviting UN torture investigator

AP: Iran has backtracked on a pledge to invite a U.N. torture investigator to visit the country. The Associated PressGENEVA (AP) —...

Western powers challenge Iran over ‘bloody repression’

AFP: Western powers accused Tehran of waging "bloody repression" since elections last year as they challenged Iran to open up to international ...

Five Baha’i followers arrested in Iran

Reuters: Five members of the outlawed Baha'i faith, which has been a target in a security crackdown sparked by post-election violence 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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Inflation, Economic Crisis, and the Silent Collapse of Iran’s Middle Class

The state-run Khabar Fori website wrote on May 22...

Iranian Media Report Approval of Resolution to Restore International Internet Access

Iranian media reported that a resolution to restore international...

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