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.
Iranian regime unleashes AI campaign against dissidents
Women's rights activists are special targets of the IRGC's cyber war on the opposition.
Iranian activists expose regime's brutality with desperate acts
Iranian activist reports sexual abuse in custody as rights defenders face torture and death in Islamic Republic's crackdown on free speech.
Rights groups call for 'urgent' Iran Nobel laureate medical release
While the Iranian regime rushed to care for wounded IRGC and Hizbullah elements in Lebanon, it has denied a human rights defender care in prison.