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Two Fishermen Killed by Liquid Waste in Khuzestan Wetlands

Iranwire - On September 19, 2021, the Iranian state-owned IRNA News Agency reported the death of a fisherman in the…

Amnesty: Scores of Iranian Prison Deaths ‘Uninvestigated and Unpunished’

Iranwire - Iranian authorities have failed to explain at least 72 deaths in custody since January 2010, a report by…

Thousands of Afghans Flee to Iran as Uncertainty Grows Under Taliban

VOA - A former Afghan policeman who says he is out of work under the new Taliban government is one…

Kurdish prisoner died under torture in Tehran prison

Iran-HRM - A Kurdish prisoner died under torture on September 23 at the Greater Tehran Penitentiary. The man was identified…

Iran’s foreign minister says nuclear talks to restart ‘very soon’

Al-Monitor - Iran’s new foreign minister said Friday that Tehran will "very soon" resume its participation in talks aimed at reviving…

U.S. Official Signals Iran Frustrations, Worries About Tehran’s ‘Plan B’

RFL/RE - A senior U.S. official has expressed growing impatience at a lack of Iranian movement toward talks on reviving…

Disabled Ex-Kolbar Embarks on Cross-Country Journey for Justice

Iranwire - An Iranian former kolbar has completed a 115km protest journey from Marivan to Sanandaj, Kurdistan province with the…

Fact Check: Is Iran the Medical Hub of Asia?

Iranwire - In a surprising addition to his first address to the United Nations via a heavily-edited video this week, Iranian President Ebrahim…

Iran’s Intelligence Ministry Gets its Claws Into Clubhouse

Iranwire - The golden age of Clubhouse in Iran already seems to be behind us. Use of the video messaging app boomed…

Iran Ups Pressure on Kurdish Rebels

VOA - Iran is threatening to expand a bombing campaign targeting rebels in border villages of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region,…