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Jailed Iranian journalist Isa Saharkhiz on Wednesday urged UN Human Rights Special Rapporteur Dr. Ahmad Shaheed to investigate prison conditions in Iran. Saharkhiz alleged that the treatment of both political and general...

Iran's Parliament voted on Wednesday to take President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to court for "illegally" declaring himself oil minister. Last month, Ahmadinejad fired minister of oil Masoud Mirkazemi in an effort...

The Iranian government will set up a special court to try media and culture crimes, state news agency IRNA reported Sunday. The judiciary has set up a special prosecutors office to handle alleged...

The Iranian government has executed two men convicted of killing three anti-government protesters in prison in 2009, according to a report Sunday by pro-government website Khabarnameh Daneshjooyan. The execution of the two prison officials was reported [AFP...

Iranian opposition leader Mahdi Karroubi on Monday publicly invited the government to put him on trial for the civil unrest and violence that erupted in the wake of the hotly disputed 2009 re-election...

Iranian chief prosecutor Abbas Jafari-Dolatabadi delivered a speech at Tehran University on Friday indicating that he would prosecute opposition leaders for political unrest that took place after the country's 2009 presidential election . Dolatabadi threatened to prosecute...

Iranian prosecutors have charged First Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi with embezzling money, judiciary spokesperson Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejehi announced Monday. The spokesperson said he expects the case to go to trial . Conservative lawmakers say they have...

An Iranian blogger known for popularizing blogs in Iran has been sentenced to 19.5 years imprisonment for cooperating with hostile countries, spreading propaganda against the ruling establishment, promoting counterrevolutionary groups and maintaining obscene websites. In addition to serving his...

A judge from Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court of Iran on Sunday released from prison Shiva Nazar Ahari, a journalist arrested following the 2009 presidential election , after she posted bail of...

Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court of Iran on Saturday concluded the one-day trial of Shiva Nazar Ahari, a journalist arrested following the 2009 presidential election . During the Tehran trial, conducted by head judge...