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Families of detained Iran reformists arrested: report

AFP: Iranian authorities have detained 35 relatives and supporters of jailed reformists, including wives and children, the reformist Sarmayeh newspaper reported on Saturday. ...

Iran: 5 executions include woman

New York Times: The Iranian authorities executed five people on Wednesday, including a 30-year-old woman who admitted killing her 5-day-old baby, the state...

UN rights chief urges review of Iran death sentences

AFP: The UN human rights chief on Tuesday called on Iran's high courts to review a death sentence imposed on three people who were...

Iran’s heavy hand on human rights

Boston Globe: AS US officials grapple with Iran’s drive to acquire nuclear weapons, they also need to address its human rights abuses against...

Authorities in Iran arrest 18 students

New York Times: Iranian authorities arrested 18 student leaders in Tehran on Friday in a crackdown on demonstrations, which flared up at two universities...

US criticizes rights abuses in Iran, Russia, China

AP: The United States criticized Iran Tuesday for its crackdown on opposition groups, while chiding Russia and China for failing to protect human rights...

Iran’s Karoubi firm on fighting jail abuse cases

Reuters: Iranian moderate cleric Mehdi Karoubi said he would not give up fighting for rights of dozens of people complaining of mistreatment after being...

Raped and beaten for daring to question President Ahmadinejad’s election

The Times: Ardeshir, an engineering student dressed in jeans and T-shirt, tells his story in a corner of a Tehran park obscured by...

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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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Iranian Medical Student Sentenced to Death for Helping Injured Protesters

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