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Man hanged in south-western Iran

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 17 - Authorities hanged a man in south-western Iran, state media reported on Tuesday. Iran FocusTehran, Iran, Feb....

Britain ‘very concerned’ over Iranian Bahai charges

AFP: Britain expressed concern Monday over charges laid against seven members of the banned Bahai religion in Iran, accusing Tehran of targeting religious minorities....

Wife of jailed student activist arrested in Iran

RFE/RL: Sahar Yazdanipour, the wife of a jailed student activist, has been detained by authorities, Radio Farda reports. Radio Free Europe / Radio...

Three men hanged in western Iran

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 09 - Authorities hanged three men in western Iran, state media reported on Monday. Iran FocusTehran, Iran, Feb....

“An eye for an eye” – Iran to carry out gruesome punishment

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 03 – Iran's State Supreme Court upheld on Monday an earlier court ruling for a man to be blinded...

Iran steps up executions

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 31 - Authorities in southern Iran hanged a man, state media reported on Saturday. Iran FocusTehran, Iran, Jan....

Relatives say ethnic Azeri activist held without charge in Iran

RFE/RL: The family of ethnic Azeri activist Abdullah Abbasi Javan says he has been held incommunicado in Tehran's Evin prison for more than two...

Six Bahais, Christian arrested in Iran: judiciary

AFP: Iran has arrested six adherents of the banned Bahai faith and a Christian for alleged propaganda against the Islamic republic and insulting Islam,...

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Iran’s Car Market Experiences Sharp Surge in Prices Afte War-Induced Stagnation

Media outlets in Iran report that the prices of many domestically produced cars have increased by 3 billion to...

UN Officials Call for a Halt to Executions and Repression in Iran

Volker Türk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in a statement published on April 29, strongly condemned...

Iran’s National Currency Has Declined by 120% Over the Past Year

Reports from Iran indicate a sharp surge in the price of the U.S. dollar in the open market in...

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US Sanctions Chinese Refinery, Tehran-linked Shipping Companies

The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced a new...

A New Wave of Mass Arrests in Iran

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