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Remembering the Victims of Enforced Disappearances in Iran

By Pooya Stone Iran Human rights Monitor (HRM) published an article about the 1988 massacre in Iran to mark the International Day of the...

Amnesty Reiterates That Iran’s 1988 Massacre Is an Ongoing ‘Crime Against Humanity’

By Jubin Katiraie As we approach the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances (August 30), Amnesty International said that the Iranian authorities’...

Iran Satirist to Serve 11 Years in Jail for US Cooperation

By Pooya Stone An Iranian court has sentenced writer and satirist Keyomars Marzban to 11 years in prison after convicting him of charges including...

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...

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30 Tir Uprising: The Historical Legacy of Iran’s Stand Against Dictatorship

The 30 Tir Uprising of July 21, 1952, stands as one of the defining moments in Iran’s modern history....

Iranian Regime Transfers Thousands of Centrifuges to Underground Mount Kolang Tunnel Complex

The Iranian regime has transferred thousands of uranium enrichment centrifuges to tunnels beneath "Mount Kolang," also known as "Pickaxe...

The Final Farewell of Two Political Prisoners Sentenced to Death in Iran

Abolfazl Sepahi and Alireza Sepahi, two prisoners sentenced to death in the case known as the "Alikhani Square" case...

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Political Prisoner Massoud Jamei Transferred to Solitary Confinement for Torture

Reports received from Sheiban Prison in Ahvaz indicate that...

Iran’s Regime Issues Death and Prison Sentences in Cases Related to War Period and January Protests

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