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Prices go up in Iran capital

Iran Focus: Tehran, Oct. 22 - The Iranian government’s refusal to halt its nuclear enrichment activities in defiance of UN Security Council sanctions resolutions...

Kish, Iran’s struggling holiday island

Iran Focus: Kish Island, Iran, Oct. 21 - The economic situation in Kish Island, located off the southern coast of mainland Iran in the...

Locals in oil-rich city contemplate Iran’s economic future

Iran Focus: Ahvaz, Iran, Aug. 19 - On a recent sunny afternoon down south in Iran's oil heartland, Majid, an engineer in his 30s...

Iran activist’s personal account of activities against the state

Iran Focus: Tehran, Aug. 13 - The following is a personal account emailed to Iran Focus by a pro-democracy activist of activities earlier this...

Price of goods increasing in Iran

Iran Focus: Tehran, Aug. 07 - Prices for basic necessities have increased dramatically in Tehran, including for public transportation and food. ...

Woman, 24, self-immolates out of poverty

Iran Focus: Dehdasht, Iran, Jul. 5 - Sadras Koushkizadeh, 24, married with a three-year-old daughter, died on Saturday in the south-western city of Dehdasht...

950,000 child wives live in Iran

Iran Focus: Tehran, Jul. 04 - Nearly a million Iranian children - mostly girls - are married due to provisions in Iran's Islamic marriage...

71 women passengers denied boarding flights

Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 14 - Some 210 men and 112 women have been arrested for promiscuous conduct in airports in Iran over the...

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Insecurity and Poor Economic Conditions in Iran Have Driven Citizens to Brink

In the accounts coming from the streets of Iran, we hear stories that are rarely reflected in the news....

Iranian Political Prisoners Mark 61st Anniversary of PMOI Resistance

As the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) approaches the 61st anniversary of its founding on September 6, a...

Iran’s Rial in Freefall, Putting Strain on People’s Livelihoods

The U.S. dollar exchange rate in Iran's free market has surpassed 2.8 million rials, while the official rate remains...

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Seventy Percent of Students at School in Tehran Have Dropped Out

In the latest sign of the collapse of education...

Iranian Political Prisoners Mark 61st Anniversary of PMOI Resistance

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