Three prisoners were hanged in three different prisons in Iran on October 24, reported the Iranian state media. According to the official Iranian news agency IRNA, one unidentified prisoner was hanged in the prison of Ardebil (northwestern…
According to a study by Amir Erfani, entitled “Induced Abortion in Tehran, Iran: Estimated Rates and Correlates,” many women in Tehran obtain abortions, despite Iran’s highly restrictive abortion laws. This report says that approximately…
U.S. and European officials this week will discuss ways to target Iran's central bank, a possible response to Iran's alleged plot to assassinate Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Washington, senior U.S. officials said.
A month after his arrest, judicial authorities informed the family of detained journalist Amir Ali Allamehzadeh that he is held in a solitary cell inside Ward 2-A of Evin Prison, a friend of Allamehzadeh told the International Campaign for…
A Kurdish citizen in Khoi (West Azarbaijan in Iran) was sentenced to one year in prison on charges of cooperating with dissent groups and act against the national security by the revolution court of Islamic regime. Based on a received…
Tens of thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets of the Yemeni capital to demand the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, galvanized by the death of Libya's Muammar Gaddafi. "Ali, it's your turn next, yours and…
A powerful earthquake has hit eastern Turkey near the city of Van, less than 100 kilometers from the border with Iran. The U.S. Geological Service said the earthquake measured 7.3 on the Richter scale and was centered some 19 kilometers…
Iran's Parliament officially announced a motion on Sunday to impeach the Minister of Finance in connection with the $3-billion bank fraud that came to light in the past month. Parliament recognized the motion presented by a group of MPs.…
First there was the Stuxnet computer virus that wreaked havoc on Iran's nuclear program. Now comes "Duqu," which researchers on Tuesday said appears to be quite similar. Security software firm Symantec said in a report it was alerted by a…
Imprisoned lawyer and human rights activist Nasrin Sotoudeh has been denied visits for refusing to wear the chador (long open cloak worn by Iranian women on top of their hijab). She has refused to wear the chador, stating that it is a…
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