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Man hanged in western Iran city

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Dec. 05 – A man was hanged in the western city of Kermanshah, the semi-official daily Kayhan reported on Tuesday....

Iran’s web crackdown shows ease of government internet censorship

Wall Street Journal: Iran's campaign to shutter popular Web sites and curtail text-message traffic reflects the growing ability of governments to control online content...

Two men hanged in public in restive south-east province

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Dec. 04 – Iranian authorities have hanged two men in public in the restive south-eastern city of Zahedan. Iran...

Iran hangs two youths in public in northern province

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Dec. 04 – Two young men were hanged in public in the northern Iranian province of Gilan, state media reported...

Press freedoms watchdog blasts Iran censorship

Iran Focus: London, Nov. 29 – A prominent international press freedoms watchdog released on Tuesday the names of dozens of journalists who were banned...

Hanging caught on video reveals Iran’s crackdown on dissidents

The Observer: With a smile the young man emerges from a car and swaggers towards the camera, but his balance is off kilter because...

Iran hangs man for adultery

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 26 – Iranian authorities hanged a man in public in south-eastern Iran for adultery, a state-run news agency reported...

Iran prosecutors seek death penalty for 7 “vulgar CD” sellers

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 22 – Tehran’s public prosecutor’s office is seeking the death penalty for seven individuals accused of producing and distributing...

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Iran’s Regime is Rebuilding the Security Circle Around Mojtaba Khamenei with New Security Figure

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Ship Traffic Through the Strait of Hormuz Has Nearly Come to a Halt After Tanker Attacks

Reuters, citing data from maritime tracking company Kpler, reported that commercial ship traffic through the international Strait of Hormuz...

Execution of Shahram Sadeghi, a Protester from Iran’s January Uprising

The Iranian regime's Judiciary announced on the morning of Sunday, August 16, that Shahram Sadeghi had been executed. He...

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