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Seven members of the Baha’i online university in Iran (BIHE) have been sentenced to jail terms by the Iranian judiciary. According to the Committee…

Amin Niayifar, a Tehran University student, was flogged 30 times for the charge of insulting President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The Kaleme opposition website reports that…

Ayatollah Khamenei Iran’s Supreme Leader announced yesterday that the role of the presidency in the Islamic Republic political system could possibly be eliminated. The…

Amirali Allamehzadeh A source close to detained Iranian journalist Amirali Allamehzadeh says he is increasingly concerned about the prisoner’s well-being. The unidentified source told…

Massoud Jazayeri A senior Iranian military official says the British Embassy in Iran is a centre of “conspiracy and espionage” and he wants it…

Ahmad Shaheed Ahmad Shaheed, the special UN rapporteur, has published his first report on the state of human rights in Iran. The International Campaign…

The Iranian Foreign Ministry has issued a statement dismissing U.S. accusations that Iran was involved in a plot to assassinate a Saudi ambassador as…

Mohsen Narimon Mohsen Narimon, Iranian Member of Parliament has called for the resignation of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president. Parleman News reports that reformist MP…

Ayatollah Khamenei Iran’s Supreme Leader is harshly criticizing the U.S. for alleging Iran was involved in a plot to assassinate a Saudi ambassador, calling…

Jafar Panahi, Mohammad Rasoulof An Iranian appellate court has confirmed the prison sentence of Iranian filmmakers Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof. Iranian media report…

Victoria Nuland While the U.S. State Department insists that it has met with an Iranian official over the alleged plot to assassinate the Saudi…

The U.S. State Department says Washington has been in direct contact with Islamic Republic officials in connection with the alleged plot to assassinate the…