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Iran arrests Azeri political activists – report

Iran Focus: London, Feb. 27 – Two political activists in Iran’s Azerbaijan Province were arrested for spreading anti-government propaganda leaflets in the north-western town...

Iran’s police lash man 74 times in public

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 27 – A man accused of being a “trouble-maker” was flogged in public by police in the northern Iranian...

Amnesty warns of political executions in Iran

Iran Focus: London, Feb. 25 – The human rights group Amnesty International announced that it had “grave concern” about the “alarming rate” of executions...

Iran hangs 22-year-old man in prison

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 24 – A young man from the town of Ardebil, north-western Iran, was hanged in prison, a state-run news...

Iran vows to continue execution of minors

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 18 – A judge at Tehran’s Appellate Court announced on Saturday that the Islamic Republic would continue to issue...

Iran executes two men in southern city

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 17 – Two men accused of murder were hanged in the central city of Shiraz, the state-run news agency...

Rights group blasts human rights violations in Iran

Iran Focus: London, Feb. 16 – A top international rights group blasted on Thursday the hard-line government of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for failing to...

Iran sentences seven to death in volatile region

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 15 – An Iranian court sentenced seven individuals to death for allegedly playing a role in twin bombings in...

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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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Iranian Political Prisoners Mark 61st Anniversary of PMOI Resistance

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