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Peymon Aref Peyman Aref, the jailed Iranian journalist and activist, has been on a hunger strike for four days. The Human Rights Activists News…

The United Nations Human Rights Council has renewed the mandate of the Special Rapporteur for human rights in Iran. Reuters reports that Ahmad Shaheed’s…

Ban Ki-moon The UN Secretary General wants the Islamic Republic to cooperate with the special UN rapporteur on Iran, Ahmad Shaheed. The International Campaign…

Sergey Lavrov Russia wants nuclear talks between Iran and the G5+1 to be resumed “as quickly as possible.” Ria Novosti reports that Sergey Lavrov,…

Christine Lagarde The head of the International Monetary Fund warned yesterday that the disruption of Iranian oil exports could drive up oil prices by…

Norooz New Year festivities in Iran were held in Persepolis in Fars Province this year with more than 5,000 people taking part. The Mehr…

Mehdi Karroubi Detained opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi was allowed a visit from his family on the occasion of Iranian New Year celebrations. Karroubi, who…

The Ahvaz Revolutionary Court has sentenced a number of Arab-minority political prisoners to death and imprisonment. Ahvaz human rights groups report that the prisoners…

Hillary Clinton Eleven countries have significantly reduced their oil purchases from Iran and, therefore, will not be subject to U.S. sanctions, U.S. Foreign Secretary…

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Ayatollah Khamenei Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has released a Norooz message that focuses on economic challenges and calls for concentrated efforts to…

Gholamreza Mesbahi, Ahmad Tavakoli, Elias Naderan Three Iranian MPs are welcoming the president’s decision to allow currency traders get back to business and urged…