ANALYSIS: Why Sweden Was Silent About Iran’s Alleged Assassination Plots
By Ahmad Rafat
On Feb. 15, Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Lennart Billstrom publicly denounced the Iranian government’s involvement in a plot to assassinate three Swedish Jewish citizens.
In a conversation with his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian,...
Dozens of Christians Were Arrested In Iran in 2022 and 2023, Report Says
By Natasha Phillips
The number of Christians arrested in Iran for practicing their faith increased from 134 in 2022 to 162 in 2023, according to a new report published by Article 18, a London-based nonprofit...
Iran Government Will Reciprocate if Its Ships Are Seized, Official Says
DUBAI, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Iran will reciprocate if its ships are seized, the legal adviser to Iran's President told state media on Thursday, in response to a statement by the United States Department of Justice.
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Reza Pahlavi Urges International Community to Support Iranians’ Struggle for Peace
By Kayhan Life Staff
Prince Reza Pahlavi urged the international community to support Iranians "in our struggle for freedom for the sake of peace" in the first of a two-part interview on the Arabic-language "Yalla"...
Iran’s Upcoming Elections Will Not Be ‘Free and Fair’, Senior British Lawmaker Says
By Natasha Phillips
Iran’s next general election, which will be held on March 1, will not be “free and fair,” the UK Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs David Rutley said...
ANALYSIS: Islamic Republic Steps Up Executions In Its Battle for Survival
By Ahmad Rafat
The Islamic Republic’s execution machinery shows no signs of slowing down.
Iran executed at least 70 people in January alone. The number of those killed by the regime in 2023 exceeded 700.
In recent...
Iran’s Government Executes Four People It Says Are Linked to Israeli Intelligence -State Media
DUBAI, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Iran carried out the death sentences of four people on Monday that it says were linked to an Israeli intelligence operation, after the Supreme Court rejected their appeal, Iranian state media reported.
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Islamic Republic’s Threats Against Lawyers Discussed at London Law Society Conference
By Natasha Phillips
An exiled Iranian lawyer who previously worked in Iran described the dangers of practicing law in the Islamic Republic during a Jan. 24 Iran human rights conference held at the Law Society...
Iran Government Executes Protester Charged With Murder
DUBAI, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Iran executed on Tuesday a man charged with killing a police officer and injuring five others after running them over with a car during a nationwide protest movement in 2022, the judiciary's...
Teenager Barzin Hamzeh-Zadeh Was Tortured to Death in Iranian Prison, Hengaw Says
By Natasha Phillips
Barzin Hamzeh-Zadeh, a 16-year-old Kurdish boy arrested in November 2022 during the ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ protests in Iran, died on Jan. 4 of injuries sustained while being tortured in prison, the human...
