Iran Drops the Façade of Tolerance Toward Persian Jews
Without consequences or outside pressure, the regime could revert to the same violent persecution that marked the early years of the Islamic Revolution.
Evin Prison
‘Your Aggression Will Not Be Tolerated’: Australia Expels Iranian Ambassador Over Attacks on Jewish Community Targets
2 Attacks Linked to Iran: Australia announced the expulsion of Iran’s ambassador in Canberra as well as its designation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist...
Flash Briefs
Tehran Ramps Up Executions Amid Fears of Post-War Unrest
In Iran, espionage trials have become a form of theater in which political prisoners face very real executions. It’s an attempt by the regime to mask its failure to stop Israel’s spy agency, the Mossad,...
Policy Briefs
10 Iranian Jails the Regime Uses To Brutalize Political Prisoners
Iran routinely detains and imprisons citizens who publicly question the regime. The suffering of these political prisoners is immense: Inmates have reported pervasive sexual assault, beatings, sleep deprivation,...
Insights
Israeli Assessment of Recent Conflict With Iran Reveals 86 Percent Success Rate in Missile Interception
Billions of Dollars in Damage Prevented: The Israeli Defense Ministry reported that its aerial defenses successfully intercepted 86 percent of ballistic missiles launched by Iran...
Flash Briefs
5 More Pillars of Iran’s Repressive Regime Targeted by Israel
Israel has turned key components of Iran’s tyrannical regime into rubble. In solidarity with the Iranian people who have long endured the regime’s brutality, the first wave of Israeli strikes from...
Insights
Extensive IDF Strikes Target Iranian Regime Sites, Evin Prison, Fordow Entrances
Prison Gate and Doomsday Clock: The Israeli Air Force carried out extensive airstrikes against Iranian regime targets in Tehran on June 23, reportedly eliminating hundreds of Islamic...
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Trump announces ceasefire, Israel strikes Iranian regime’s repression apparatus (June 23 updates)
After nearly two weeks of high-intensity conflict, US President Donald Trump announced on June 23 that Israel and Iran had reached a ceasefire agreement that is set to begin roughly six hours after the announcement.
Op-eds
5 Oppressive Iranian Institutions Israel has Targeted
As Israel degrades the Islamic Republic of Iran’s military capabilities, the campaign has also targeted key pillars of repression in the country. Among them are senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps...
Insights
10 Things to Know About Tehran’s Propaganda Network, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting
Israel struck the Tehran headquarters of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) on June 16, damaging a key regime media organ. IRIB is far from an independent news channel. Rather, it is a tool...
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‘A State Policy’ of Hostage Taking: EU Levies Sanctions Against Iranian Judiciary Over Human Rights Violations
Sanctions Target Prison, Justice Officials: The European Union imposed sanctions on April 14 against seven Iranian prison and justice officials and two entities. A statement from...
Flash Briefs
A ‘Shameful Phenomenon’: Iran Arrests Female Protester After She Disrobes at University
Iranian Student Protests Mandatory Dress Code: Ahoo Daryaeistripped to her underwear at Tehran’sIslamic Azad University on November 2 after members of the Basij militia, which...
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Germany Shuts Down Iranian Consulates, Urges Sanctions Following Citizen’s Execution
Germany will close all three of its Iranian consulates in response to the Islamic Republic’s execution of a German-Iranian dual citizen and prominent dissident earlier this week,...
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Iranians Commemorate Mahsa Amini on Second Anniversary of Her Murder
The second anniversary of the killing of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini was marked in Iran and around the world on September 16 amid a media blackout ordered by Iran’s rulers. The young...
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26 Human Rights Groups Denounce Iran’s Death Sentence Against Prominent Activist
Iran must rescind its death sentence against Kurdish women’s rights activist and social worker Pakhshan Azizi, a group of 26 human rights organizations said in a joint statement...
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Iran Escalates Abuse Against Political Prisoners
The Islamic Republic of Iran is escalating its campaign of repression against political dissidents, denying medical care to prisoners in need of treatment, the Center for Human...
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Iranian IRGC Agents Murdered Teen Protestor Whose Death Was Ascribed to ‘Suicide,’ Leaked Document Reveals
A leaked document from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) revealed that a young female protestor whom the Tehran regime claimed had taken her own life in 2022 was...
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Belgium Weighs Iran’s Hostage Swap Request, Convicted Diplomat for Aid Worker
Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said on April 27 that his government is examining a request by Tehran to release convicted terrorist mastermind and jailed Iranian diplomat...
Flash Briefs
Canada Must Bar Iranian Officials From Entering the Country
It was, at first glance, an unremarkable sight. A man in his 60s, sporting a green T-shirt and blue shorts, walks on a treadmill in a Toronto-area fitness center. Younger men and women exercise on adjacent...
Insights
After Fox News report, Iran’s America-hating wrestling boss might be banned from US
Iran's Alireza Dabir urged “Death to America” in a television interview