Life in Iran Today

Braving death: The last words of Arash Rahmanipour

Iran Focus: London, Jun. 08 - Arash Rahmanipour and Mohammad Reza Ali Zamani were hanged on 28 January 2010 after being convicted of Moharebeh...

Tortured and raped for protesting in ‘Doghouse’ prison

Iran Focus: Tehran, May 28 - Inmates of a prison cellblock in Karaj known as the "Doghouse" are harassed and tortured; their hands, feet...

Overcrowding in Gohardasht Prison

Iran Focus: Karaj, Iran, May 27 – Overcrowding in Gohardasht Prison in Karaj, west of Tehran, has created extremely unsanitary conditions for prisoners. On...

Heightened security to combat dissent in southern Iran town

Iran Focus: Yasuj, Iran, May 20 – State security forces have stepped up their presence on the streets in the southern town of Gachsaran....

“Sacred Defence” memorial advanced as patriotic monuments vanish

Iran Focus: Tehran, May 19 - Art works and monuments paying tribute to prominent Iranian figures have “mysteriously” disappeared from Tehran parks and public...

A tale of two lives

Iran Focus: Tehran, May 19 - When Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took office as President, he promised to take the oil revenues to the people's dinner...

Iran: An impoverished chinaware worker speaks out

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 06 – Life is hard and getting harder for scores of chinaware workers in the city of Qazvin...

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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 report on child labor titled "Childhood on a Work Shift,"...

Iran’s Regime Executes Political Prisoners Javad Zamani and Abolfazl Saedi

Iran's regime hanged two young men, Javad Zamani and Abolfazl Saedi, in the early hours of Tuesday, June 16,...

Iran’s Healthcare System on Verge of Crisis as Nurses Migrate En Masse

The crisis of nursing staff shortages in Iran, driven by the migration of nurses, has once again come into...

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Volker Türk: At Least 40 People Executed on Security-Related Charges in Iran

Recent remarks by Volker Türk, the United Nations High...

Iran’s Healthcare System on Verge of Crisis as Nurses Migrate En Masse

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