Iran Human Rights

FEATURE – Young Iranian criminals fear execution day

Reuters: Instead of celebrating his 18th birthday at home with friends and family this month, Ali Torabi will be wondering if it will be...

Seven drug traffickers hanged publicly in Iran

AFP: Seven drug traffickers were hanged publicly on Tuesday in a park in the southeastern Iranian city of Zahedan, the Kayhan evening newspaper reported....

Iran: Torture Used to Obtain ‘Confessions’

Human Rights Watch: Secret squads operating under the authority of the Iranian judiciary have used torture to force detained Internet journalists and civil society...

Iranian squads accused of using torture

AFP: Human Rights Watch said Monday that secret squads operating under the Iranian judiciary have used torture to force detained Internet journalists and activists...

Swedish Parliament draws attention to human rights violations in Iran

Iran Focus: Gothenburg, Dec. 6 - In a parliamentary conference in Stockholm last week, Swedish parliamentarians from different factions debated the growing trend of...

Iran voices ‘concern’ over human rights in Netherlands, EU

AFP: Iran responded to fresh EU criticism of its human rights situation by saying it was concerned by what it alleged were violations in...

Released Iranian reformist journalists write letters of repentance: report

AFP: Three Iranian reformist journalists released in the past days have written letters of repentance, saying they were "brainwashed" by foreigners and "counter-revolutionaries", press...

Five webloggers jailed

Reporters Without Borders: Reporters Without Borders has strongly protested against the Iran's relentless efforts to stifle free expression online after the arrest of five...

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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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Maritime Blockade is Worse Than War, President of Iran-China Chamber of Commerce Warns

Majid-Reza Hariri, president of the Iran-China Chamber of Commerce,...

Food Prices and Wage–Cost-of-Living Gap Surge for Iranian Workers

The latest statistics from the Iranian regime's Statistical Center...

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