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Iranian Prison Guards’ Unprovoked Attack on Political Prisoners

By Pooya Stone Over 20 guards raided the political prisoners’ ward in Urmia Central Prison on Tuesday, attacking inmates and looting their belongings, under the guise...

Iranian Authorities Confiscate the Late Mostafa Salehi’s Home and Properties

By Pooya Stone On September 12, Iranian authorities summoned the late Mostafa Salehi’s family to the Najafabad Court and threatened his widow and orphans with...

Political Prisoners Attacked in Iran’s Qarchak Prison

By Jubin Katiraie Two female political prisoners in Qarchak Prison were attacked on Monday by hired goons brandishing boiling water. Forough Taghipour and Parastoo Mo’ini, who...

Iran Destroys Mass Graves of Political Prisoners to Hide Evidence

By Jubin Katiraie The Iranian government has recently destroyed a mass grave in Ahvaz, where many victims of the 1988 massacre were buried, and plan...

Iran Acts with Impunity in Executing Navid Afkari

By Pooya Stone At dawn on Saturday, September 12, 2020, Iranian authorities executed Navid Afkari, a 27-year-old wrestling champion, an innocent individual, and a protester....

Iran Issues More Execution Sentences

By Jubin Katiraie On September 10, following the inhuman death sentences against peaceful protesters detained in August 2018 and November 2019, Branch 38 of the...

Tehran is Defiant in the Face of Pressure over Wrestler’s Death Sentence

By Pooya Stone On Thursday, Thomas Bach, the president of the International Olympic Committee, expressed “extreme concern” over the case of Navid Afkari. Iran’s Supreme Court upheld...

The Unforgivable 1988 Massacre in Iran

By Jubin Katiraie Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa in July 1988 ordering the execution of imprisoned opponents, including those who had...

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Sharp Rise in U.S. Dollar Exchange Rate in Iran After Resumption of War

As military clashes between the Iranian regime and the United States intensified once again, Iran's foreign exchange and gold...

How Iran’s Regime Uses the War to Preserve Its Rule

Since the start of the war on February 28, 2026, the Iranian regime has clearly sought to turn the...

Italian Parliament Hosts Conference on Iran, Highlighting Democratic Alternative

Italian lawmakers, former senior international officials, and representatives of the Iranian opposition gathered at the Italian Chamber of Deputies...

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