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British Council Worker Jailed in Iran on Spying Charge, Loses Appeal

By Pooya Stone The British Council worker sentenced to 10 years in prison in Iran for spying on behalf of the UK is being...

Family Access Restricted for British Aid Worker Jailed in Iran

By Pooya Stone The British charity worker wrongfully jailed in Iran is now having her access to her family restricted, according to her husband....

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...

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Free Iran 2026 Summit in Paris Draws International Support for Democratic Change in Iran

PARIS, June 20, 2026 — Political leaders, former government officials, parliamentarians, and human rights advocates from Europe and North...

Iran’s Water Crisis: Women on the Front Lines of a Silent Disaster

Iran’s water crisis is no longer merely an environmental or economic challenge; it has become one of the country’s...

Child Laborers: The Silent Victims of Poverty and Inflation in Iran

On June 15, the state-run Shargh newspaper published a report on child labor titled "Childhood on a Work Shift,"...

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Child Laborers: The Silent Victims of Poverty and Inflation in Iran

On June 15, the state-run Shargh newspaper published a...

Iran’s ‘No to Executions Tuesdays’ Campaign Marks 125th Week

On Tuesday, June 16, the "No to Executions Tuesdays"...

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