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U.S. “deeply concerned” at student death in Iran jail

Iran Focus: London, Jan. 24 – The United States said on Wednesday that it was “deeply concerned” at the death in prison of a...

Iran hangs man in public

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 22 – Iranian authorities in the province of Lorestan, western Iran, hanged a man in public on Tuesday, state...

Iran: Student activist dies in police custody

AKI: A Kurdish student has died in custody at the Iranian intelligence ministry's detention centre in Sanandaj where he was taken after his arrest...

Amnesty urges Iran to end “grotesque” practice of stoning

Iran Focus: London, Jan. 15 – A prominent international human rights organisations on Tuesday urged Iran to abolish the “grotesque and unacceptable” practice of...

Three people hanged in eastern Iran

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 10 – Authorities in the province of Khorrasan Jonoubi, eastern Iran, hanged three individuals on Wednesday, state media reported....

Iran amputates hands, legs of 5 men as punishment

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 07 – Authorities amputated the hands and legs of five individuals as punishment for alleged crimes in the volatile...

Iran police chief vows to intensify clampdown

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan.05 – Iran’s chief of police reiterated on Friday that the country’s State Security Forces would continue “decisively” with a...

Iran hangs 13 on single day: reports

AFP: Iran hanged 13 convicted criminals on Wednesday, including the mother of two young children who had been found guilty of murdering her husband...

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The Vicious Cycle of Poverty in Iran

Over the past more than a decade, Iran’s economy has been trapped in chronic stagnation, structural inflation, and a...

Netblocks: Iran’s Internet Faces Heavy Filtering Despite Restored Connectivity

NetBlocks, the global internet monitoring organization, says that Iran’s internet, despite being reconnected, is still subject to severe filtering. NetBlocks...

Iran’s Regime Confirms Death Sentence of Political Prisoner Amin Farahavar

The death sentence of Amin Farahavar, supporter of PMOI and political prisoner held in Lakan Prison in Rasht, has...

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Iranian Citizens Struggle to Cover Expenses as Housing Crisis Deepens

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

Iranian Media Report Approval of Resolution to Restore International Internet Access

Iranian media reported that a resolution to restore international...

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