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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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...

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