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While Iran is notorious for its high execution rate, a frequently overlooked aspect is the harrowing accounts of "mock executions" used as a method of torture against prisoners, including minors.
Iran's outgoing ICT Minister Issa Zarepour has tried to mislead President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian about the reason why Iranians are unhappy about the slow Internet speed.
Amnesty International launched a "Take Action" appeal on Thursday, urging the public to demand the “immediate and unconditional release” of dissident rapper Toomaj Salehi as authorities issued new charges.
Amid soaring inflation and worsening economic conditions in Iran, the ongoing oil and gas workers' strike has expanded to 24,000 workers as it entered its 23rd day on Friday.
Rapper Toomaj Salehi is reportedly facing two new charges that advocates said is an attempt by Iranian authorities to keep the iconic voice of Iran's opposition behind bars.
The Islamic Republic has intensified its pressures on nurses protesting in various parts of Iran for improved working conditions and better wages.
A Shia cleric critical of Iran’s Supreme Leader says a wave of confidence has swept through dissidents after 60% of voters refused to participate in the June 28 presidential election.
Activists in the Iranian diaspora mobilized internationally to protest and boycott the presidential election, resulting in confrontations and arrests at some polling stations.
Iranian lawyer and rights activist Mohsen Borhani has been imprisoned for speaking out against the government.
The head of the Iranian Parliament's Research Center has warned of a critical shortage of teachers, with 176,000 needed for the upcoming academic year.
A nationwide strike by contract workers in Iran's oil and gas industry that began last week has now spread to over 110 companies, involving more than 20,000 workers.
A hijab enforcer at a metro station in Shiraz, southern Iran, sexually assaulted a nine-year-old girl to "test maturity", according to human rights sources.
The security officer who fatally shot 19-year-old protester Sepehr Beiranvand in 2022, has been acquitted of the murder charge.