Elderly dual national prisoners Mehran Raoof, 66, and Nahid Taghavi, 64, were among five prisoners held on trumped-up charges who were sentenced to jail in Iran today, August 4, ...
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Iran sentences German human rights advocate to 10 years in prison over ‘propaganda’
A German-Iranian woman was sentenced to prison on Wednesday, charged with participating in "the management of an illegal group and propaganda activities against the regime," according to HRANA news ...
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Biden tells congress Iran arms to Hezbollah undermines Lebanon
In a message to the US Congress regarding Lebanon on July 20, President Joe Biden referred to Iran’s “continuing arms transfers to Hizballah”, as undermining Lebanese sovereignty.
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How Iranian intelligence hunts down dissidents while protecting al-Qaeda
The Department of Justice made a stunning announcement this week. Four Iranian nationals have been charged with plotting “to kidnap a Brooklyn journalist, author and human rights activist.” A ...
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Iranian activists ask the world to react to kidnapping plot in New York
Around 180 Iranian political and civic activists, university professors, writers and journalists have issued a statement to condemn the attempted kidnapping of Masih Alinejad, an American-Iranian journalist and activist ...
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The securitization of Iranian football
From the winter of 1989-90, when the Islamic Republic first decided to bring Esteghlal FC and Persepolis FC under its control, through to the beginning of the Khatami era, ...
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