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Iran sentences journalist to death

AP: A journalist accused of involvement in a terrorist group in southeastern Iran has been sentenced to death, the judiciary said Tuesday. The...

RSF: Iran is “Middle East’s biggest prison for journalists”

Iran Focus: London, Feb. 13 – The international press freedoms watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said on Wednesday that Iran continues to be the...

Iran: Young Beluchi journalist condemned to death

AKI: Yaghoub Mehrnahad, a student and journalist from the Beluchi ethnic group, is the latest person to be condemned to death in Iran. ...

Gulf Arabs see Israel stopping Iran bomb

Reuters: Gulf states believe Israel will destroy Iran's nuclear programme rather than allow it to acquire an atomic bomb, an adviser to the Kuwaiti...

Iranian hangings ‘hit new record’

BBC: Early morning in Tehran, and two mobile cranes are being manoeuvred into place. They are to act as temporary gallows for a public...

Iran envoy defends amputation

Daily Telegraph: Iran's ambassador to Spain has compared chopping off the hands of thieves to a "surgeon amputating a limb to prevent the spread...

Iran: Scores of young Kurds arrested

AKI: Two Kurdish students have been arrested in Iran for unknown reasons, increasing the number of arrested Kurdish students to 11. Adnkronos InternationalTehran,...

EU blasts rise in executions in Iran

Iran Focus: London, Feb. 07 – The European Union criticised Iran on Thursday for the rise in the number of executions carried out by...

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Free Iran 2026 Summit in Paris Draws International Support for Democratic Change in Iran

PARIS, June 20, 2026 — Political leaders, former government officials, parliamentarians, and human rights advocates from Europe and North...

Iran’s Water Crisis: Women on the Front Lines of a Silent Disaster

Iran’s water crisis is no longer merely an environmental or economic challenge; it has become one of the country’s...

Child Laborers: The Silent Victims of Poverty and Inflation in Iran

On June 15, the state-run Shargh newspaper published a report on child labor titled "Childhood on a Work Shift,"...

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Iran’s Healthcare System on Verge of Crisis as Nurses Migrate En Masse

The crisis of nursing staff shortages in Iran, driven...

Volker Türk: At Least 40 People Executed on Security-Related Charges in Iran

Recent remarks by Volker Türk, the United Nations High...

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US fears Israeli strike against Iran over latest nuclear claim

The Times: A claim by President Ahmadinejad that Iran...