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UN rights chief concerned about Iran violence

AFP: UN human rights chief Navi Pillay on Friday expressed concern over a spike in arrests after Iran's contested presidential election and the use...

Iran prosecutor warns of death penalty for violence

Reuters: An Iranian provincial prosecutor has warned that the "few elements" behind post-election unrest could face the death penalty under Islamic law, an Iranian...

Activists sentenced in Iranian Kurdistan

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jun. 12 - An Iranian Kurdish man was sentenced to over six years in prison on charges of acting against...

Zahedan Prosecutor: 88 people arrested in recent unrest

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jun. 09 - The Prosecutor of Zahedan, south-eastern Iran, announced that 58 Iranians and 30 Afghans were arrested during the...

Iran arrests 104 in raid on ‘Satanist’ party

AFP: Iran has arrested more than 100 "Satan-worshippers" in a raid on a concert in the southern city of Shiraz where people were drinking...

Iran arrests 104 “devil worshippers”: report

Reuters: Iranian security forces have arrested 104 "devil worshippers" and seized drugs and alcohol during a party in a southern city, a semi-official news...

Iran hangs nine, including woman

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 7 - Iran has hanged nine people, including a woman, state media reported on Thursday. Iran FocusTehran, Iran,...

Iran defies ban to stone man to death for adultery… but repentant woman wins reprieve

Daily Mail: A man found guilty of adultery has been stoned to death in Iran, despite a moratorium on such executions. The...

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Political Prisoner Bijan Kazemi Sentenced to 37 Years and Six Months in Prison

Bijan Kazemi, a political prisoner held in Tehran’s Evin Prison, was sentenced by Branch 15 of Tehran’s Revolutionary Court...

Iranian Regime Judiciary Announces ‘Harshest Punishment’ for Defendants in Ekbatan Case

The Mizan News Agency, affiliated with the judiciary of Iran's regime, reported that Tehran’s Revolutionary Court sentenced a number...

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...

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Iranian Citizens Struggle to Cover Expenses as Housing Crisis Deepens

In recent months, the housing crisis has become one...

US Prepares for Another War with the Iranian Regime

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