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Maryam Bahreman Women’s rights activist Maryam Bahreman was arrested yesterday in Shiraz. Kaleme website reports that Iranian security forces arrived with an arrest warrant…

Ali Larijani and Ahmad Jannati Ahmadinejad administration received another blow from the Guardian Council today when Ahmad Jannati announced that the merging of ministries…

Homa (Dorothy) Parvaz Iranian-American journalist Homa (Dorothy) Parvaz has been handed over to Iranian authorities by Syrian security forces, Al Jazeera reports. The Qatar-based…

Trial of the American detainees in Iran was once more postponed today after prison authorities failed to transfer Shane Bauer and Joshua Fattal to…

Eight people convicted on drug charges were executed yesterday in the northwestern Iranian cities of Orumiyeh and Miandoab. Human rights activists in western Iran…

Jafar Panahi A film made in semi-secrecy by persecuted Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi is to be screened at the 64th Cannes Film Festival. AFP…

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Saeed Jalili Iran says it is prepared to resume nuclear talks with Europe, so long as the renewed co-operation is based on “respect for…

Hamzeh Karami Iranian political prisoner Hamzeh Karami has been moved to solitary confinement in Evin Prison, the Kaleme website reports. According to the opposition…

Hossein Derakhshan Jailed Iranian blogger Hossein Derakhshan, who is sentenced to more than 19 years in prison, has been temporarily released. The Mashregh website…

Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei Forty suspects in the attacks of Tehran University dormitories have been given judicial sentences, according to Iran’s Prosecutor General and spokesman…

Iran’s dire prison conditions are being highlighted in the media due to recently released reports of sexual harassment and critically poor sanitation. The Jaras…