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Man hanged in central Iran

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 14 – An Iranian man was hanged on Sunday morning in front of a crowd at a public square...

Iran to flog dissidents for anti-government protest

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 11 – More than a dozen protestors arrested in the oil-rich city of Ahwaz, southern Iran, during a demonstration...

Three drug traffickers hanged in Iran: report

AFP: Three Iranian men convicted of drug trafficking have been hanged in the western city of Hamedan, the Etemad daily reported Wednesday. The men...

Canada threatens Iran with UN action on rights record

AFP: Canada threatened Friday to introduce a UN resolution on Iran's human rights record as it called on the Islamic republic's new government to...

Hunger-striking political prisoners in Iran maltreated – report

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 04 – A political prisoner who has launched a one-week-long hunger strike in solidarity for jailed journalist Akbar Ganji...

String of arrests in volatile Kurdish towns in Iran

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 04 – A number of journalists and human rights defenders have been arrested in towns and cities in western...

Adolescent serial killer hanged in Iran: report

AFP: An Iranian man convicted of murdering and robbing five men when he was a minor has been hanged in the southern city of...

Iran’s Nobel laureate highlights plight of political prisoners

Iran Focus: London, Jul. 31 – Iran’s Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi wrote in an article that the international community should not ignore the plight...

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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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Iran’s Regime Claims Reaching Agreement with Oman, but Strait of Hormuz Will Not Be Reopened

While the Iranian regime seeks to portray its control...

Iranian Political Prisoners Mark 61st Anniversary of PMOI Resistance

As the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) approaches...

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