Iran will pardon or commute the sentences of a large number of prisoners as part of an annual amnesty, state media reported ...

It all sounded too familiar. The Islamic Republic of Iran executed two more protesters in early January, despite persistent ...

Paris: A French national Benjamin Briere, who is jailed in Iran on allegations of spying is on a hunger ... which is infamous ...

The regime, for its part, hit back, arresting thousands of protesters and undertaking a terrifying campaign of public executions. Iran once again has executed two protesters. The two men were ...

Apart from continuing unrest in Sistan-Baluchistan, an impoverished eastern region, the street protests that rocked Iran have ...

referring to the crackdown and executions. "However, it has created a massive resentment among Iranians." Executive Director at the Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Hadi Ghaemi said the ...

GENEVA (Reuters) -The U.N. human rights chief said that the death penalty was being weaponised by Iran's government to strike fear into the population and stamp out dissent, saying the executions ...

and summary executions have also taken place. Activist news agency HRNA reported that at least 20,000 people have been placed ...

Political prisoners in Iran Sunday expressed support for constitutional change proposed by political opposition figure and ...

Benjamin Briere, a French national held in Iran, has gone on hunger strike for the second time since his incarceration in May ...

Four months after a nationwide uprising erupted in Iran, a lethal crackdown and an ailing economy have quieted antigovernment ...