Parviz Sabeti, Senior Official in the Shah’s SAVAK, Faces Torture Case in U.S. Court

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Iran’s Democratic Future Marks a Break with Both Monarchy and Theocracy

By NCRI-US Staff

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9, 2026 — A federal court ruling allowing a torture lawsuit against former senior SAVAK official Parviz Sabeti to move forward has reopened the record of repression under the Shah as Iran’s democratic movement insists that the country’s future must break with both hereditary … Continue Reading

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Iran executes over 500 people in 2026: rights group

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FARNCE24        |      August 27,2026

Paris (France) (AFP) – Iran has executed over 500 people so far this year after a new surge in hangings in recent days, despite President Donald Trump urging the Islamic republic to halt executions, a rights group said on Thursday.

Iran has executed at least 30 protesters over protests in January © Andreas SOLARO / AFP… Continue Reading

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Bombs failed, deals failed, try supporting the Iranian people

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Bombs failed, deals failed, try supporting the Iranian people

CT mirror     |     Jila Andalib     |    August 21, 2026

 

The Strait of Hormuz is closed. Then open. Then closed again. Confused? Welcome to 47 years of failed Western policy toward Iran.

For 47 years, Western leaders have played a high-stakes game of trial and error with the regime in Tehran, … Continue Reading

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UN experts urge Iran to end escalating targeting of ethnic minorities

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UN experts urge Iran to end escalating targeting of ethnic minorities

06 August 2026

 

GENEVA – UN experts* today called on Iranian authorities to end the escalating arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance, torture and other ill-treatment, and arbitrary executions of ethnic minorities, particularly Kurdish and Baluch minorities.

“Iran’s ethnic minorities must be able to live in safety and dignity, free … Continue Reading

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Sharp spike in executions, death sentences in Iran

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The United Nations News     |     August 5, 2026

The UN rights chief expressed alarm on Wednesday over the sharp increase in executions and death sentences in Iran since the US-Israeli bombing campaign began in late February, warning that capital punishment is being used to intimidate the population and suppress dissent.

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