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Iranian authorities have released several political prisoners from Evin Prison in anticipation of Fitr Eid, the culmination of the Muslim month of Ramadan. The…

Twenty-two Iranian lawmakers have called on the Presiding Board of Parliament to take “expert and immediate” action to counter the rapid ebbing of Lake…

Mehdi Karroubi Fatemeh Karroubi, the wife of Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi, has told Saham News that security forces have moved her husband to…

Authorities say Iranian internet users chalked up more visits to pornographic sites than people from any other country on Ashura Day, a Shiite day…

Leyla Zana Turkish MP Leyla Zana, a Kurdish activist and winner of the Sakharov award, has released a letter condemning Turkish bomb strikes on…

caricaturist: Mana Neyestani

Iranian authorities arrested scores of activists in northwestern Iran over the past week. The Association for the Defence of Azerbijani Political Prisoners in Iran…

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has emphasized that the West is “the main root of all adversity” for Middle Eastern countries, and he…

Shirin Ebadi Iran’s Nobel Peace laureate, Shirin Ebadi, has compiled a list of 41 lawyers who have been subjected to government persecution since June…

caricaturist: Mana Neyestani

Iran says it has filed a complaint against Russia at the International Criminal Court for failing to honour its agreement to deliver S300 rockets.…

Iran accused the U.S. of being the “biggest sponsor of terrorism,” just days after the U.S. State Department’s annual report on terrorism labelled Iran…