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Iran frees dissident Farhad Meysami after photos of his emaciated condition cause outrage online
Middle East

Iran frees dissident Farhad Meysami after photos of his emaciated condition cause outrage online

CNN – An Iranian doctor and rights activist has been released from Tehran’s infamous Evin prison one week after photographs…
Iran pardons or commutes sentence of ‘large’ number of prisoners, state media reports
Middle East

Iran pardons or commutes sentence of ‘large’ number of prisoners, state media reports

Iran will pardon or commute the sentences of a large number of prisoners as part of an annual amnesty, state…
The bare-chested boxer who became a hero to Iran’s protest movement
Middle East

The bare-chested boxer who became a hero to Iran’s protest movement

The video was instantly viral: Cell phone footage from anti-government protests in Iran’s Kurdish city of Sanandaj showed a bare-chested…
Iran’s regime is trying to execute its way out of trouble
Middle East

Iran’s regime is trying to execute its way out of trouble

Istanbul, London and New York CNN  —  The cries of the women outside a Tehran courthouse swell to a collective…
Protests in Stockholm, including Koran-burning, draw strong condemnation from Turkey
Middle East

Protests in Stockholm, including Koran-burning, draw strong condemnation from Turkey

Reuters  —  Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Saturday that a planned visit by his Swedish counterpart to Ankara…
Indonesia’s President says he regrets country’s bloody past as victims demand justice
World

Indonesia’s President says he regrets country’s bloody past as victims demand justice

President Joko Widodo expressed deep regret on Wednesday over gross human rights violations during Indonesia’s tumultuous post-colonial past, going back…
More than 80,000 people turn out for Tel Aviv protest against Netanyahu government
Middle East

More than 80,000 people turn out for Tel Aviv protest against Netanyahu government

Tens of thousands of people protested in Tel Aviv Saturday night against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government’s…
Protester killed in Peru as anti-government violence spreads to tourist city
World

Protester killed in Peru as anti-government violence spreads to tourist city

One protester has died and at least 19 Peruvian police officers were injured in anti-government clashes in Cusco as officials…
Opinion: Iran’s most powerful weapon isn’t working
Features/Interviews

Opinion: Iran’s most powerful weapon isn’t working

“Dad, my sentence is death,” Mohammad Mehdi Karami informed his father in a phone call from prison last month. Then,…
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