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The 14 Defiant Women Who Want To Change The Islamic Republic Of Iran

rferl.org : Iranian human rights lawyer Guity Pourfazel wants to see change in her country and believes Supreme Leader Ayatollah…

UN Expert Blasts Iran On Rights Violations, Executions Of Children

rferl.org : The UN’s special rapporteur on human rights in Iran says there were “increasing restrictions” last year on rights…

HRW Calls On Iran To Release Women Detained For Flouting Stadium Ban

rferl.org : Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on Iran on August 16 to release women detained for allegedly dressing as…

Iranian Oil Tanker Allowed To Leave Gibraltar Despite U.S. Appeal

radiofarda - Gibraltar media is reporting that the government has decided to release the Grace 1 Iranian supertanker after receiving…

Iranian Culture Ministry Said To Have Outsourced Book Censorship

Radiofarda - A conservative news website in Iran published the leaked contents of a contract between the Iranian Ministry of…

Workers Prosecuted In Iran For Continuing Protests

Radiofarda - Fourteen workers of the Haft Tapeh Sugarcane Industrial complex in the oil-rich province of Khuzestan, southwest Iran, stood…

European Mission In Strait of Hormuz Likely To Be Discussed In Finland

Radiofarda - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday she believed the idea of a European naval mission in the…

Sex Videos On Social Media In Iran Get Public Figures In Trouble

Radiofarda - A series of various videos published on social media in Iran showing public officials in embarrassing sexual acts…

U.S. Denounces Sentencing Of Three Iranian Hijab Protesters

RFL/RE - The U.S. State Department has condemned the recent sentencing of three Iranian women, including a mother and daughter,…

Iran: Using Torture, Execution to Defy Human Rights

gatestoneinstitute - "[T]orture is widely used against suspects after their arrest and in the pre-trial phase in order to extract…