Iranian regime is still using hostage diplomacy to advance its aims
Foreign visitors and dual nationals will not be safe in Iran as long as the Islamic Republic continues to pursue its policy of hostage diplomacy.
Iranian regime continues hostage-taking policy despite global outcry
Spurning repeated warnings, regime continues to engage in 'hostage diplomacy,' imprisoning foreign nationals to use as bargaining chips.
'Horrifying' surge in executions sparks outrage in Iran
Rights groups point to an escalation in the use of the death penalty and accuse Iranian regime of using it as a tool of political oppression.
US rescue of Iranian mariners shows commitment to saving civilians at sea
US forces have rescued Iranian mariners on a number of previous occasions, even as their own country's forces ignore their distress calls.
European Parliament slams Iranian regime's 'hostage diplomacy'
EU lawmakers demand terrorist designation for IRGC while condemning Iranian regime's practice of detaining EU citizens for political leverage.
Swiss national dies in Iranian prison as detention controversy grows
Tehran's treatment of foreign prisoners, many held on disputed charges, has again come into focus with Swiss detainee's alleged suicide.
Foreign visitors used as pawns in Iranian regime's power game
Spanish hiker's 15-month incarceration underscores Tehran's strategy of turning tourists and journalists into diplomatic bargaining chips.
Tehran's pressure tactics on display with Italian journalist's detention
Iranian authorities are holding Italian journalist Cecilia Sala on vague charges in an apparent attempt to use her for 'hostage diplomacy.'
Hackers expose Iranian regime's covert surveillance and control tactics
Hacktivist collective GhostSec's cyber operations against Iran's regime highlight the role of technology in the battle for civil liberties.
Despite its repressive tactics, Iranian regime fails to silence its critics
Though it has targeted critics and dissidents at home and abroad, the Iranian regime has only succeeded in tarnishing its own image.