Islamic Republic

Amnesty International: Iran pressures protesters against compulsory hijab to make televised confessions

Amnesty International announced in a report that the Islamic Republic authorities have used arrests, long-term solitary confinement, and…

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The Islamic Republic confirms the arrest of dual-citizen researcher Fariba Adelkhah

After news of the arrest of Fariba Adelkhah, a researcher at the Paris Institute for Political Studies in France, was published, the Islamic Republic of Iran has arrested this researcher…

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The Islamic Republic again arrested three people on charges of links to "counter-revolutionary elements"

The Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor of Robat Karim announced that three people in the city have been arrested on charges of "associating with counter-revolutionary elements."

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Controversy over report that "exposes" sanctions circumvention

Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRNA) published reports revealing details of a secret oil deal and how it was circumvented…

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Sophia Mobini, a Baha'i citizen, was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Some reports indicate that the Islamic Republic of Iran has sentenced a Baha'i citizen named "Sophia Mobini" to 10 years in prison.

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Nazanin Zaghari's husband goes on hunger strike in front of the Iranian embassy; embassy entrance temporarily closed

Richard Ratcliffe, the husband of British-Iranian citizen Nazanin Zaghari, imprisoned in Iran, is protesting in front of the embassy while his wife is on a hunger strike in prison.

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Trump: If Iran wants to negotiate, I'm ready

The US president said Iran's economy has been weakened by sanctions and the Islamic Republic is looking for a deal. He added that if…

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The Islamic Republic's judiciary opposed the "conditional release" of Vida Movahed, a woman protesting compulsory hijab.

Payam Darfashan, the lawyer for Vida Movahed, a woman whose protest against compulsory hijab has made headlines in the last two years,…

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