In Iran, thousands of fathers and mothers whose children have fallen victim to the Islamic Republic's heavy-handed response to protests are deprived of mourning for their loved ones.
"Whenever I asked him what the reason for summoning him was, he used to tersely say, 'They sought ways for improving and moderating society, and there are things that should not be said.'"
A significant shift in the situation of human rights in Iran requires a change in the balance of power between the government and people who are seeking change.
"One of the nightmares of my life that always recurs is that [my father's murder] seems to happen again and again in my sleep, while I struggle to find a way to stop it."
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) says 21 journalists worldwide were singled out for murder in reprisal for their work in 2020, more than double the previous year’s figure of 10.
U.S. sanctions have put the spotlight on the activities of Iran's Al-Mustafa International University, a network of religious seminaries that has been accused of espionage and the recruitment of foreign fighters.
In Ebrahim Zalzadeh's last editorial, addressed to the Iranian regime's strong man, Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, he declared, "Dictatorship will not last."
A new bill ratified by Iran's Majlis parliament has banned dual citizens from running as candidates in presidential elections in Iran.
The Iranian government has banned the importing of cars for the past two years, Iranian car manufacturing companies have grabbed the chance to entirely monopolize the local market.
Rouhangiz Soltaninejad -- whose husband, Hamid Hajizadeh, and nine-year-old son, Karoun Hajizadeh, were both killed in the Political Chain Murders -- has broken her silence after 22 years.
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