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Targeted Repression of Iranian Women, From Mass Arrests to Death Sentences

Women in Iran have faced a wave of widespread arrests and targeted repression; a wave that indicates a planned intensification of control amid the...

Message from a Political Prisoner Inside Iran’s Prisons

Imprisoned student Amirhossein Moradi, responding to an offer by the Iranian regime’s judiciary to grant him a pardon, declared that he does not want...

Record Number of Imprisoned Writers Worldwide. Iran Ranks Second with 53 Jailed Writers

PEN America announced in its latest annual report on the state of freedom of expression worldwide that the number of imprisoned writers in 2025...

Increasing Pressure on Female Political Prisoners in Iran’s Evin Prison

Reports indicate increasing pressure and restrictions against female political prisoners in Iran, particularly women arrested for supporting the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK)....

The Voice They Could Not Silence: Vahid Bani Amerian’s Final Testament

The executions carried out in Ghezel Hesar Prison between March 30 and April 4, 2026, marked another chapter in the Iranian regime’s long confrontation...

The 119th week of the ‘No to Execution Tuesdays’ campaign in 56 prisons

In the 119th week of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign, political prisoners in 56 prisons across Iran once again launched a hunger strike...

Iran Intensifies Pressure on Families of PMOI Prisoners Amid Expanding Crackdown

Iranian authorities have intensified pressure on the families of political prisoners and executed dissidents in recent weeks, with multiple reports indicating arrests, enforced disappearances,...

Iranian Political Prisoner Naser Bakrzadeh’s at Risk of Execution

Following the confirmation of Naser Bakrzadeh’s death sentence by Iran’s Supreme Court, the risk of his imminent execution has significantly increased. Bakrzadeh, a political...

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Iran’s ‘No to Executions Tuesdays’ Campaign Enters Its 137th Week

As part of the ongoing "No to Executions Tuesdays" campaign, prisoners in 62 prisons across Iran went on hunger...

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...

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Iran allows family to search for missing former F.B.I. agent

New York Times: The Iranian government said Sunday that...

US lawmakers propose tougher Iran sanctions

AFP: A group of US lawmakers Wednesday unveiled legislation...