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Iran journalist sentenced to 3 months in prison

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jun. 22 – A court in Iran’s holy city of Qom has sentenced a journalist to 91 days in prison...

Iran security forces detain two pro-democracy protesters

Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 21 – Two relatives of political prisoners have been arrested for a second time after having once appeared in front...

Iran security forces arrest protesters outside Evin Prison

Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 14 – At least 10 people were arrested this afternoon by Iran’s paramilitary police for taking part in a sit-in...

Homes demolished in northeast Iran city

Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 12 – State Security Forces have carried out a series of destructive raids on homes in northeast Iran as part...

Man publicly hanged in southeast Iran city

Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 12 – A man was publicly hanged in the city of Zahedan this morning, southeast Iran, charged with murder, according...

U.S. Helsinki Commission Members Denounce Iran’s Human Rights Record, Call for Joint U.S.-Europe Res

U.S. Newswire: The human rights situation in Iran is deteriorating, and the United States and its European allies need to develop a joint strategy...

Iran: Man sentenced to have eyes gouged out for teenage crime

Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 10 – Iran’s State Supreme Court has upheld a sentence for a young man’s eyes to be gouged out and...

Rare Video Footage of Public Hanging in Iran & Recent Human Rights Watch Report Under Scrutiny

U.S. Newswire: On Thursday June 9, 2005, the Iranian-American Community of Northern California (IACNC) will hold a press conference at 10:30 a.m. (PST) in...

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Political Prisoner Denied Treatment in Greater Tehran Prison

The physical condition of Hamid Haj-Jafar Kashani, a political prisoner held in Tehran Great Prison, has reportedly become concerned...

Iran’s Regime Cuts Food Voucher Benefits Under ‘Overseas Resident’ Label

In its latest move against low-income segments of society, the Iranian regime has suspended food voucher benefits for a...

Canada Sanctions Five Political and Military Officials of the Iranian Regime

The Canadian government announced on Friday, August 14, that it had imposed sanctions on five military and political officials...

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Purchasing Power of Iranian Workers at Very Low Levels

The livelihood situation of workers in Iran has entered...

Prison Guards Raid Ward 7 of Evin Prison, Intensifying Pressure on Prisoners

Reports indicate intensified pressure and repression against political prisoners...

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