On the Eve of the World Cup, U.S. Immigration Policy Turns Some Away
Some fans and participants hoping to enter the United States for the World Cup have complained that restrictive immigration rules have presented a roadblock.
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A Voice for Ukraine’s Soldiers
Meet the rights defender charged with protecting the country’s fighters — not from Russia, but from abuses by their own commanders.
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Germany Indicts Two Men for Plotting to Kill Jewish Leaders on Iran’s Behalf
European authorities have grown concerned about a rise in Iranian intelligence activity in Europe in the wake of the U. S. -Israeli war in Iran.
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Executions Surge in Iran Since Cease-fire, Rights Groups Say
Many were detained during January’s mass protests, according to a rights group, amid concerns the authorities are trying to intimidate Iranians from returning to the streets.
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Jailed Iranian Nobel Peace Prize Winner Is Transferred to Tehran Hospital
Narges Mohammadi, a prominent human rights activist who has spent much of her adult life in and out of prison, will undergo treatment in Tehran after collapsing earlier this month, a foundation run by her family said.
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India Is Prototyping a Dangerous New Model of Web Censorship
The Modi administration’s systematic throttling of free speech sets a dangerous precedent for the world.
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Iranians Live With Pain and Powerlessness, Beneath a Smooth Veneer
After months of upheaval, many are attempting to get on with their lives while quietly grappling with grief, economic stress and a loss of hope.
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Who Is Running Iran, and How Doctors Cashed In on a Consumer Protection Law
Plus, the Labubus linked to forced labor.
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Iran Eases Some Internet Restrictions, as Wider Blackout Passes 50th Day
Critics say Iran may be creating a “tiered internet” model, where access is limited to the politically and economically privileged.
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Is It Too Much to Ask to Care About Sudan?
I have seen what can happen when Americans care about a wrong in the world.
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Killing of Masood Masjoody Exposes Deep Rifts in Canada’s Iranian Diaspora
An Iranian activist in Vancouver disappeared after accusing two compatriots of wanting him dead. Then his body was found.
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How Iranians Feel Now
The fragile cease-fire has brought relief. But hope for change seems farther away than ever.
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A ‘Messy’ Cease-Fire, and a 15-Year Sentence for the ‘Ketamine Queen’
Plus, the latest country planning to ban social media for teens.
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Freed French Citizens Return From Iran: ‘We Were State Hostages’
Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris spent years in a Tehran prison. An Iranian court convicted them of espionage, charges that France said were baseless.
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Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris, French Couple Held in Iran, Are Free
The couple, who had been arrested during a tourist visit in 2022, were accused of spying in a case that galvanized the French public.
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Iran Executes 3 Men, Including Teenage Wrestler Saleh Mohammadi
The Iranian authorities accused the men of killing two police officers during anti-government protests in January. Human rights groups had raised concerns about the cases against them.
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On a Holiday of Renewal, Iranians Are Mourning and Fearful
As they start a new year, Iranians are reckoning with bombardment, repression and economic misery. Still, many are holding fast to ancient traditions.
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Iran Turns Out for Funeral for Those Killed in Strikes
Some died in Iran, others on a sea far from home. They were honored together Wednesday at a procession in Tehran.
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2 Charged With Surveillance for Iran on London’s Jews
The suspects are accused of gathering information last summer on targets linked to the city’s Jewish community.
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Iran Executes Swedish Citizen Accused of Spying
The case indicates that more than two weeks into the war, Iran continues its prosecution of foreigners. Sweden said its citizen did not get a fair trial.