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Iran Political Prisoner Denied Furlough Amid Coronavirus Crisis

By Jubin Katiraie Iranian political prisoner Barzan Mohammadi has been denied temporary leave (furlough) from Evin prison during the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, even though he...

Latest U.S. Sanctions Highlight Worsening Human Rights Issues

By Jubin Katiraie On Thursday, May 21, the US State Department’s special representative for Iranian affairs, Brian Hook, was challenged on the Trump administration’s “maximum...

U.S. Sanctions Iran Interior Minister and Others for Human Rights Abuses

By Jubin Katiraie The U.S. sanctioned Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli yesterday for serious human rights abuses against Iranians. Furthermore, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office...

Coronavirus Protests in Urmia Prison

By Jubin Katiraie Prisoners at Urmia Prison in Iran set fire to their blankets and the “secure section” of the facility on Tuesday as part...

Khuzestan Prison Organization Admits Coronavirus Infections

By Pooya Stone Authorities from the Iranian prison system have finally acknowledged, in a statement on Sunday, that many prisoners in Khuzestan Province are infected...

Iran’s Officials Confiscate House of Political Prisoners

By Jubin Katiraie The Iranian authorities have made the children of two political prisoners homeless by confiscating their homes. The Execution of...

Iran Judiciary Admits to Arresting of Elite Students Nearly One Month Later 

By Jubin Katiraie The Iranian Judiciary has finally admitted – 26 days after the fact - to arresting two elite students from the Sharif...

50 Women Infected with Coronavirus in Iran Prison 

By Jubin Katiraie There are shocking reports from Sepidar Prison in Iran that at least 50 women are infected with the coronavirus, but there is no doctor to treat...

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Gasoline Price Hikes in Iran Trigger a New Battle Over People’s Livelihoods

As Iran’s economic crisis, inflation, and declining purchasing power continue, recent remarks by Hamid Rasai, a member of the...

Paris to Host Major Rally Supporting a Free Iran on June 20

More than 100,000 people are expected to gather in Paris on June 20, 2026, to voice their support for...

Amnesty International: 2,159 People Executed in Iran in 2025

In a new report, Amnesty International stated that the Iranian regime carried out at least 2,159 executions in 2025,...

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Targeted Repression of Iranian Women, From Mass Arrests to Death Sentences

Women in Iran have faced a wave of widespread...

77 Days of Internet Shutdown, A Tool of Control and a Sign of Tehran’s Real Fears

The crisis of internet shutdowns in Iran has entered...

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