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(August 5, 2013) – Following the inauguration of Hassan Rouhani—the new president of the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI)—into office…

Four Ahwazi Arabs Sentenced to Hang After Unfair Trials

Ali Chobayshat in traditional local garb. (June 28, 2013) – The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) has received troubling…

Hassan Rouhani campaigned on the claim that he held the key to a more open society. Photo credit: Mehdi Ghasemi/ISNA…

Originally published at:http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324577904578557563282126152.html By SOHRAB AHMARI “The Diplomatic Sheikh” is what Western diplomats dubbed Hassan Rohani during his tenure from 2003…

Originally published at http://freebeacon.com/iranian-president-elect-sat-on-assassination-council/ Iranian President-elect Hassan Rowhani sat on the secretive government council responsible for orchestrating the global assassination campaign against perceived…

Originally published at: http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/17/irans-president-elect-confronted-with-plea-for-detained-opposition-leaders-freedom/?smid=tw-share At the end of his first news conference since winning Iran’s presidential election, the moderate cleric Hassan Rowhani was…

(June 17, 2013) – Just days after moderate candidate Hassan Rouhani won the eleventh presidential election held in the Islamic…

(June 14, 2013) – Reports coming out of Iran today highlight further incidents of the censorship and harassment of activists…

(June 13, 2013) -- The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) has learned that significant portions of the second documentary…