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Rights group urges EU to pressure Iran to stop execution

Iran Focus: London, May 13 – A Tehran-based human rights group has called on the European Union to pressure Iran to suspend the imminent...

Iran’s membership in UN Human Rights Council rejected

Iran Focus: London, May 09 – Iran failed to win a seat Tuesday at the newly-established United Nations Human Rights Council. Iran FocusLondon,...

Iran rejects EU stance on its human right record

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 06 – Iran rejected on Saturday a statement by the European Union denouncing its human rights record and instead...

EU lambastes human rights abuses in Iran

Iran Focus: London, May 06 – The European Union censured Iran on Friday for its human rights violations. Iran FocusLondon, May 06 –...

54 people flogged in Iran for attending mix-sexed party

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 05 – Iranian authorities flogged 54 people for attending a mixed-sex party in the northern province of Mazandaran, a...

Iran sentences 52 Sufis and their lawyers to jail, flogging

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 04 – Dozens of Islamic mystics and their lawyers have been sentenced to jail and flogging, a state-run daily...

Iran’s Ahmadinejad “predator” of press freedom – NGO

Iran Focus: London, May 04 – The international media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) accused hard-line Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of being a "predator"...

Iranian philosopher Jahanbegloo arrested

Reuters: Prominent Iranian philosopher and writer Ramin Jahanbegloo has been arrested on unspecified charges, judiciary officials said on Wednesday. TEHRAN (Reuters) - Prominent...

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Iranian Political Prisoners Mark 61st Anniversary of PMOI Resistance

As the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) approaches the 61st anniversary of its founding on September 6, a...

Iran’s Rial in Freefall, Putting Strain on People’s Livelihoods

The U.S. dollar exchange rate in Iran's free market has surpassed 2.8 million rials, while the official rate remains...

Iran’s Regime Rejects Retrial Request by Protester Sentenced to Death

On Wednesday, September 2, human rights media outlets reported the continued detention and interrogation of opponents of Iran's regime,...

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The Strange Business of Real Estate Agents and Grave Sales in Iran

The state-run Hamshahri newspaper reported on the buying and...

U.S. Attacks IRGC Positions on Larak Island

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