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Social and Political

Iranian Writer’s Assets Seized By Tehran After Media Interviews Abroad

RFL/RE - An Iranian court has ordered the confiscation of an apartment belonging to writer Soroush Mozaffar Moghadam, who is…

Father Of Mahsa Amini Summoned By Iranian Authorities, Warned Not To Commemorate Anniversary

RFL/RE - Amjad Amini, the father of Mahsa Amini, the female student whose death in Iranian morality-police custody nearly a…

Iran: One year after uprising international community must combat impunity for brutal crackdown

Amnesty - The international community must pursue pathways for justice at the international level to address systemic impunity for Iranian…

Iran lashes out at Israel after Mossad threatens to hit ‘top echelon’ in Tehran

Al-Monitor - Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanani said his country will not hesitate to respond to "foolish" moves by…

Iranian Government Targets Student Associations To Quell Support For Protests

RFL/RE - Iran's government is threatening to shut down several university student associations as part of a sweeping crackdown on dissent within…

Unemployment Protest: What Happened at Iran’s Aqdara Gold Mine?

Iranwire - On July 31, two young job seekers were holding a sit-in protest near the Aqdara gold mine in…

Mahsa Anniversary: Movements of Troops Reported in Kurdistan

Iranwire -- Videos shared on social media suggest that troops are being deployed to Saqqez and other cities in Kurdistan…

US Allows Transfer of Frozen Iranian Funds as Part of Prisoner Swap

Iranwire - The United States has issued a sanctions waiver to allow some $6 billion in frozen Iranian assets to…

Prominent Women’s Rights Activist Jailed; Reason Unknown

Iranwire - Atefeh Rangriz, a well-known writer and women's rights activist in Iran, has been arrested amid an intensifying clampdown…

IAEA Head Concerned at ‘Decrease in Interest’ in Iran Nuclear Escalation

VOA - The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog said on Monday he was concerned the international community was…