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The Campaign to Free Political Prisoners in Iran (CFPPI) says use of pharmacological torture against political prisoners has increased alarmingly in the past year.

Followers of the Baha’i faith continue to be systematically persecuted by the Iranian authorities, in cases uncovered by Iran International.

An Iranian businessman living in Canada is facing deportation for alleged complicity in crimes against humanity after supplying surveillance cameras to the Tehran regime.

An Iranian activist who has campaigned for justice for victims of the Islamic Republic since the death of his son in a protest has been given an international human rights award.

The US government has once again blamed Iran for Houthi drone and missile attacks on ships in the Red Sea, according to a senior White House official.

A US military official told Iran International that on Friday, a multi-rocket attack was launched at US forces in the vicinity of Union III and the Baghdad Embassy Complex.

A member of the Tehran City Council made accusations this week that 170 trillion rials, or $336 million of Tehran Municipality's collected revenues are missing.

The US Department of Treasury slapped sanctions against 13 individuals and entities over their role in financing Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen.

A series of mysterious events have impacted the Swiss embassy in Tehran, including a military attaché seriously injured and an employee's deadly fall from a balcony.

Iranian authorities have blocked the Instagram page of an old man whose singing and dancing videos in public had gone viral over the past days.

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi met his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday to discuss the war in Gaza and bilateral relations, IRNA reported.

The Iranian Writers’ Association says combatting censorship, a significant tool of suppression, is crucial to safeguarding freedom of speech against government tyranny.

The United States has urged Israel not to respond directly to drone and missile attacks by Tehran-backed Yemeni Houthis, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.

In remarks indicating deep antisemitism, the commander of Iran’s Basij militia said on Thursday that Jewish hostility towards Islam has existed since the advent of the religion.

Canadian officials have told Iran International that 10 individuals affiliated with the Islamic Republic have been found “inadmissible” and must leave the country.

The Iranian parliament is reviewing a bill covering cooperation between Tehran and Moscow on information security, according to IRNA, the Iranian state news agency.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says Hamas has so far responded well to the Israeli “aggression” but the coming days will be “extremely frightening” for Israel.

The Biden administration is receiving more and more criticism over its failure to deter Iran and its proxies in the Middle East since the Gaza war broke out in October.

US National Security spokesman John Kirby emphasized on Wednesday that Washington will continue to hold Tehran and Moscow accountable for their growing military ties.

The Iranian government is reluctantly acknowledging one of the most significant cases of financial corruption in Iran, displaying a matter-of-fact attitude.

The commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has claimed that Israel is unable to continue its war against Tehran-backed Hamas in the long-term.