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Death row Prisoner of Conscience condemns execution of 5 Kurdish activists

Iran Focus: Tehran, May 14 - The following is the text of a statement released by Saeed Massouri, 45, a political prisoner currently...

EU urges Iran to drop death sentence on two ‘moharebs’

AFP: European Union foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton on Wednesday pleaded with Iran to drop death sentences imposed on two people awaiting ...

Relatives of Kurds executed in Iran are denied the remains, and 2 are arrested

New York Times: The authorities in Iran have refused to allow the families of five Kurdish activists hanged on Sunday to bury them, and...

Iran hangs 5 Kurdish activists, including woman

Iran Focus: Tehran, May 09 - Five Kurdish activists, including a woman, were hanged on Sunday in Tehran's notorious Evin Prison. ...

Six hanged in Iran prison

Iran Focus: Tehran, May 08 - Iran hanged six men in a prison in the city of Karaj, west of the capital, on...

Iran detains 80 youths for illegal “pleasure seeking”

Reuters: Iranian police detained 80 young men and women for "lustful pleasure-seeking" activities at an illegal concert, Tehran's chief prosecutor was quoted...

U.N. rights chief to visit Iran next year

Reuters: The top U.N. human rights official, who has expressed concern about a crackdown on dissent in Iran after last year's disputed ...

Iran sentences critic filmmaker to prison

AP: An Iranian newspaper says a court has sentenced a prominent critic filmmaker to three-and-a-half years in prison for his role in the...

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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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Iran’s Healthcare Services in Crisis with Shortage of 100,000 Nurses

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