Middle East

Imprisoned activist Mehdi Mahmoudian has been released from prison, two and a half years after he was initially arrested for exposing the horrors that took ……Read More

Green opposition couple in ‘good spirits’  Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi and wife Zahra Rahnavard have been allowed to meet with their family. According ……Read More

‘Large’ number of secret executions despite officials’ denial Last year, executions were carried out at an “alarming rate” in countries where capital punishment is still ……Read More

‘No right’ for Iranian workers Stop repression of Iran’s working class, says a group of Turkish labour activists. A campaign launched by Turkey’s “Association of ……Read More

Deadlock persists between Iran and the West over the controversial Iranian nuclear program. Even though another round of talks has been proposed, the grapevine gaining ……Read More

27-nation bloc bans export of ‘monitoring’ equipment to Iran The European Union has tightened restrictive measures against Iranian authorities over human rights abuses. Following a ……Read More