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Ahmad Shaheed Twenty human rights groups have issued a joint statement calling for the renewal of Ahmad Shaheed’s United Nations mandate as special rapporteur…

Norooz, one of the world’s most ancient New Year celebrations, is still observed today in various regions including Iran, the Caucasus and Central Asia,…

Reza Sharifi Bukani In a message written for the Iranian New Year, Kurdish political prisoner Reza Sharifi Bukani reminds the public that hundreds of…

Habibollah Golparipour Iranian political prisoner Habibollah Golparipour says security forces took him "to the verge of death with physical and psychological torture." The International…

Two British journalists from Press TV, Iran’s English-language broadcaster, were released in Libya on March 18. AFP reports that Libyan authorities told a press…

Mehdi Khazali Prominent government critic Mehdi Khazali has been released by Iranian authorities after 70 days in prison. The Kaleme opposition website reports that…

Iraq has announced it is exploring alternative routes to export its oil in case conflicts lead to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz…

Parvin Mokhtareh Parvin Mokhtareh, Arya Aramnejad, Alireza Falahati and Ahmad Miri are among the political prisoners who have been temporarily released in Iran. The…

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Mohammad Javad Larijani The Iranian judiciary’s international advisor says the UN rapporteur’s report on human rights in Iran is “a collection of lies and…

Iran’s Baha’i community was targeted once again when two Baha’i residents of Shiraz were arrested at their homes on Saturday morning. The Human Rights…

A number of Iranian MPs have criticized the appointment of Saeed Mortazavi to head the Social Security Fund, saying it could lead to the…