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Iran executes teenage demonstrators in Ahwaz – reports

Iran Focus: Ahwaz, Apr. 23 – Iran’s Revolutionary Guards executed a number of teenage demonstrators in the streets of Ahwaz, southern Iran, according to...

Iran: Political prisoner facing imminent execution

Iran Focus: Paris, Apr. 21 – Iran’s Supreme Court upheld an execution sentence for a 38-year-old political prisoner from the western Iranian town of...

Iranian hanged for murder: report

AFP: An Iranian convicted of murdering a soldier during an armed robbery has been hanged in Saravan, in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan, Jam-e-Jam...

White House rips Iran on Arab treatment

AP: The Bush administration accused Iran on Tuesday of violating the rights of Arabs and other minority groups and urged restraint in dealing with...

8 students handed jail terms for insulting Iranian president: union

AFP: Eight students have been handed suspended prison terms for insulting President Mohammad Khatami and acting against Iran's national security, a leading reformist student...

Iran: Teenager facing execution for crime committed as minor

Iran Focus: Tehran, Apr. 15 - A teenager was sentenced to death for a crime he is alleged to have committed when he was...

Iran hangs serial bank robber

AFP: Iran on Thursday publicly hanged a serial bank robber who killed a policeman during a clash with security forces, the afternoon daily Kayhan...

Iran to amputate prisoner’s arm and leg for theft

Iran Focus: Tehran, Apr. 13 – A young man in Iran is to have his right hand and left leg amputated today for theft,...

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The Gallows: The Real Story of Iran Behind the Oslo Ceremony

In an article published on June 8, the Norwegian newspaper Fædrelandsvennen sought to draw public attention to a different...

Lebanese President Expresses Clear Opposition to Iran’s Regime

Recent remarks by Lebanese President Joseph Aoun regarding the role of Iran's regime in developments in Lebanon have received...

Rationing and Sharp Increases in Bread Prices Across Iran

The livelihood crisis and intensifying economic pressures in Iran have now affected one of the most basic daily necessities...

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Steel Workers in Sistan and Baluchestan Face Uncertainty as Iran’s Economy Continues its Downspiral

While economic crises and production stagnation have placed heavy...

Internet Shutdowns Have Devastated the Livelihoods of Millions of Iranians

Following widespread and repeated internet shutdowns in Iran ordered...

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Iran hangs man in public in northern city

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 09 – A young...