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Sanction Iran’s rights abuses

Iran Focus - Editorial: Since anti-government protests began in June 2009, the Iranian government has stepped up egregious human rights violations, including hangings, torture,...

Democratic solution to Iran crisis

Iran Focus - Editorial: The latest UN sanctions against Tehran were essential. They magnify the regime's isolation and aggravate its multifaceted domestic challenges. However,...

False claims underscore fragility of regime

Iran Focus - Editorial: Iran's state TV on 17 June aired "confessions" by two unidentified individuals who it claimed were "terrorists" linked to the...

Defying the crackdown

Iran Focus - Editorial: On Saturday, thousands of Iranians once again braved death to take to the streets, this time to mark the anniversary...

Fatal fissures within Iran leadership aggravate

Iran Focus - Editorial: The memorial held last week for the founder of Iran’s theocratic state, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, offered a glimpse into the...

Iran remembers founding father… with free juice

Iran Focus - Editorial: If there ever was the slightest doubt about the mullahs’ unpopularity among the Iranian people, the recent desperate, albeit amusing,...

Iran unveiled

Iran Focus - Editorial: Many Iran watchers have perhaps been most struck by the outstanding political activism of women during a year-long unprecedented tidal...

Iran plays for time

Iran Focus - Editorial: A day before a draft sanctions resolution was tabled at the UN Security Council, the Iranian government announced the signing...

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