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US counsel for Iran exile group chides HRW report

Iran Focus: Washington, D.C., May 20 – A report by the New York-based Human Rights Watch on an Iranian opposition group was “factually erroneous,...

Dissident cleric rails again Iran’s system

Reuters: Iran's Islamic system has been abused to deny the president real power, sapping public interest in next month's election, the country's top dissident...

British parliamentary group: Iran’s mullahs ‘fooled’ HRW

Iran Focus: London, May 20 – A British parliamentary group expressed its profound concern at the publication of a report by Human Rights Watch...

Rice: Iran out of step with Mideast change

AP: As political change takes hold in several Middle Eastern countries, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday that Iran's leaders "should not consider...

Iran legal expert rips “outrageous defamation” in HRW report

London, May 19 – A recent report by Human Rights Watch against the main Iranian opposition group would not stand to scrutiny in a...

U.S. Rules Out Giving Incentives to Iran

AP: A senior State Department official ruled out on Thursday the possibility of providing Iran with fresh economic incentives as a means of curbing...

Exiled Iranian group denies torture claims

AFP: An exiled Iranian opposition group Thursday denied charges by a leading human rights organisation that it had tortured dissident members and said the...

European Parliament caucus calls on Human Rights Watch to retract “distorted” report

Iran Focus: Brussels, May 19 - A parliamentary caucus in the European Parliament rejected today a report by the New York-based Human Rights Watch...

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Tensions Rise Between France and Iran’s Regime

In response to the Iranian regime's decision to declare two former employees of the French Embassy in Tehran "persona...

Cost of Living Basket Several Times Higher Than Iranian Workers’ Wages

Workers' cost of living has come under pressure from inflation and low wages. July inflation data point to intensifying...

‘No To Executions Tuesdays’ Campaign Expands to 60 Prisons Across Iran

According to human rights sources in Iran, the "No to Executions Tuesdays" campaign has expanded to 60 prisons across...

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Egypt And Bahrain Condemn Iranian Regime Attacks on Oil Tankers

In a statement, Bahrain's Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the...

Execution of Shahram Sadeghi, a Protester from Iran’s January Uprising

The Iranian regime's Judiciary announced on the morning of...

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US keeps frustration at Russia in check as Iran sanctions loom

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