UN experts demand a halt to Iranian regime's 'torture' amputations

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UN experts demand a halt to Iranian regime's 'torture' amputations

Amputation violates international human rights standards, UN special rapporteurs say, calling for an end to the severe corporal punishment.

EU sanctions target Islamic Republic's systematic human rights violations

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EU sanctions target Islamic Republic's systematic human rights violations

Seven individuals and two entities are facing sanctions over the arbitrary detention of EU citizens and the unlawful denial of fair trials.

US teacher's family joins landmark lawsuit against Islamic Republic

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US teacher's family joins landmark lawsuit against Islamic Republic

The lawsuit shines a light on the Iranian regime's role in seven separate terror attacks carried out by proxy militias across the Middle East.

Argentina prosecutor seeks Khamenei's arrest for 'leading decision' on 1994 attack

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Argentina prosecutor seeks Khamenei's arrest for 'leading decision' on 1994 attack

Lead prosecutor says the Iranian leader issued the executive order to carry out a July 1994 bombing in Buenos Aires that left 85 dead.

Swedish gangs with links to Tehran allegedly used teenage recruits to carry out attacks

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Swedish gangs with links to Tehran allegedly used teenage recruits to carry out attacks

Gangs with links to the Islamic Republic have been recruiting youth on social media with promises of cash and designer clothes, reports reveal.

US targets Tehran's nuclear program with fresh sanctions

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US targets Tehran's nuclear program with fresh sanctions

New 'maximum pressure' sanctions aim to prevent Tehran from advancing a 'broader destabilizing agenda, US Treasury Secretary says.

US moves to seize $47 million proceeds from Iranian oil smuggling operation

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US moves to seize $47 million proceeds from Iranian oil smuggling operation

Complex scheme to sell sanctioned oil involved falsified documents and multiple ship-to-ship transfers to conceal the oil's provenance.

Senior IRGC officials embroiled in cryptocurrency theft scandal

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Senior IRGC officials embroiled in cryptocurrency theft scandal

Senior IRGC intelligence officials arrested a crypto executive in 2021 and then secretly sold assets from his exchange for their personal profit.

Tehran imports missile propellent ingredients from China, amid warnings

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Tehran imports missile propellent ingredients from China, amid warnings

Chinese missile propellent ingredients could help the Iranian regime produce hundreds of mid-range missiles to further destabilize the region.

US offers $15 million to bust Chinese ring supplying military tech to IRGC

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US offers $15 million to bust Chinese ring supplying military tech to IRGC

A web of front companies in China facilitated the illegal transfer of US military-grade electronic components to the Islamic Republic.