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Iran Political Prisoner Calls out “Legal Corruption”

By Pooya Stone An Iranian political prisoner has written an open letter calling out what he described as “legitimate and legal corruption” at Tehran’s...

Victims of Iran’s 1988 Massacre Call for Justice

By Jubin Katiraie In the 1980s, the Iranian authorities arrested the parents of human rights activist Ehsan Qaraee and, following a fatwa by then-supreme...

UN Blasts Iran for Imprisonment of Dual Nationals and Human Rights Defenders

By Pooya Stone Javaid Rehman, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran, has said that there are increased restrictions on the rights...

Amnesty Urges World to Protest Treatment of Iranian Political Prisoner

By Jubin Katiraie Amnesty International is urging people all over the world to protest the torture of a critically ill cancer patient and political...

Iran Hangs Seven Prisoners in One Week

By Pooya Stone The Iranian authorities have hanged seven prisoners in two prisons in the past week. On Saturday, August 10, two prisoners were...

Iranian Political Prisoners on Hunger Strike

By Jubin Katiraie Four Iranian political prisoners remain on hunger strike in Urmia prison in northwest Iran protesting their vile treatment at the hands...

Seven Iranians Sentenced to Amputations and Flogging for Theft

By Pooya Stone Seven Iranians charged with robbery have been sentenced to vicious corporal punishments, like hand amputation, finger amputation, and flogging. The 8th...

Iran Executes Members of the Ahvazi Arab Community After Forcing Confessions

By Jubin Katiraie It has been reported that the Iranian authorities have executed two members of the Ahvazi Arab community. State media has reported...

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City Council Member in Zanjan Runs Over Protesting Worker With Car

The state-run Rouydad24 news website wrote on May 19 regarding the protests by Zanjan municipality workers: "Disregard for workers'...

PMOI Confirms Deaths of Resistance Unit Members During 2025–2026 Iran Uprising

As further details emerge from the nationwide uprising that swept across Iran from late 2025 into early 2026, the...

Urban Poverty in Iran: The Collapse of the Economy of Life in Major Cities

Urban poverty in Iran has now reached a stage where it can no longer be explained merely through income...

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

More than 100,000 people are expected to gather in...

Iranian Political Prisoner Mohammad Abbasi Hanged in Ghezel Hesar Prison

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