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British lawmakers urge EU to act against rights abuses in Iran

Iran Focus: London, Oct. 10 – Some 150 British Parliamentarians have signed a statement calling on the government of Gordon Brown to bring Iran...

Iran says will continue crackdown against dissent

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 09 – Iranian officials have announced they intend to continue with a nationwide crackdown on “corruption” in society –...

Iran hangs three men in public during holy Muslim month

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 27 – Iranian authorities hanged three men in public in the northern city of Babol on Thursday halfway through...

U.N. official: Iran should stop executing children

AP: Iran should immediately halt the execution of children, the U.N.'s top human rights official said Monday. The Associated PressGENEVA (AP) — Iran...

Iran hangs three in south-west

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 14 – Iranian authorities hanged three individuals in the oil-rich province of Khuzestan, south-west Iran, state media reported earlier...

West puts Iran in dock at U.N. rights forum

Reuters: Western countries on Thursday voiced concern at the rising number of executions in Iran as well as the "treatment of women as second...

Crackdown near Iran capital – photos 2

Iran Focus: Tehran, Sep. 14 – Iranian authorities have stepped up arrests of young people in the city of Karaj, west of the capital...

Crackdown near Iran capital – photos 1

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 13 – Iranian authorities have stepped up arrests of young people in the city of Karaj, west of the...

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The Effects of Sanctions Relief and Negotiations on Iran’s Economy

Today, Iran’s economy is simultaneously suffering from chronic inflation, declining investment, the erosion of the middle class, expanding poverty,...

Ali Khamenei’s Corpse and the Spectacle of a Dictator’s Burial

The project of burying Ali Khamenei has long been a subject of discussion among the leaders of Iran's regime....

Agreement Between Iran’s Regime and the United States Highlights a New Rift Within the Ruling Establishment

Disagreements over the course of negotiations between Tehran and Washington have once again become public. While some media outlets...

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Rationing and Sharp Increases in Bread Prices Across Iran

The livelihood crisis and intensifying economic pressures in Iran...

Seventy-Eight Nobel Laureates Urge UN Action Amid Rising Executions in Iran

A coalition of 78 Nobel Prize laureates has issued...

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