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Iraq frees 36 Iranian dissidents taken in deadly raid

AFP: Iraqi authorities have released 36 Iranian dissidents who had been imprisoned for months, were on hunger strike for weeks and also lately refused...

Iranian dissidents held in prison despite Iraqi court ruling

AFP: Iraqi authorities have refused to allow 36 Iranian dissidents seized in a July raid to return to their base despite a court ruling...

Miliband accused over Iran exiles

BBC: A Labour peer has accused Foreign Secretary David Miliband of maintaining "a shameful silence" on attacks on Iranian dissidents at a camp...

Anglican Church leader concerned about Iraq’s Camp Ashraf

Reuters: The spiritual head of the Anglican Church expressed concern Sunday about Iranian exiles living in a camp in Iraq, saying they faced "human...

Hunger strikers press for Iraq’s release of Iranian exiles

New York Times: Wednesday was the 50th day of their hunger strike, but Hamid Goudarzi, 26, and his fellow Iranian-immigrant protesters here swore they...

US dishonours its promise to Iranian refugees

Sunday Telegraph: In recent weeks, widely reported in the US but virtually unnoticed here, an extraordinary drama has been unfolding over the ruthless attack...

From a besieged camp

Washington Times: I've lived in a state-controlled country, in which one is careful what one says for fear of "disappearing." The Washington...

Iraq Shiite leader Hakim ‘dies in Tehran hospital’

AFP: Iraqi Shiite leader Abdel Aziz al-Hakim has died in a Tehran hospital after a long battle with lung cancer, his son Mohsen Hakim...

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Death Sentence Issued for Iranian Political Prisoner Amirhassan Monfared

Amirhossein Akbari Monfared, a 27-year-old political prisoner held in Tehran's Evin Prison, has been sentenced to death by Judge...

Thirteenth Night of CENTCOM Strikes; Southern, Western, and Central Iran Under Fire

The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced early Friday, July 24, the conclusion of the thirteenth consecutive night of military...

Three European Embassies in Tehran Evacuate Staff Amid Escalating Regional Tensions

Amid escalating tensions between the Iranian regime and the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany have withdrawn...

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Iran’s Workers Face Livelihood Crisis Amid War

The crisis of unpaid wages in Iran's production and...

Iran’s ‘No to Executions Tuesdays’ Campaign Marks130th Week

On Tuesday, July 21, the "No to Executions Tuesdays"...

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