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Iranian technicians monitor data flow in the control room of an internet service provider in Tehran, February 15, 2011.
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Iranian technicians monitor data flow in the control room of an internet service provider in Tehran, February 15, 2011.

Iranian Government Strengthens Electronic Curtain

Iran has established a cyber army to track dissidents and censor news.

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Azim Aghajani, an Iranian citizen charged with orchestrating an illegal arms shipment to Nigeria. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

U.N Expands Sanctions On Iran For Arms Smuggling

The U.N. Security Council has imposed legally binding sanctions on Iran, including a conventional arms ban.

Dr. Tomicah Tillemann at a press briefing at the United Nations in Geneva.

Strategic Dialogue With Civil Society 2012 Summit

Civil society groups are playing an increasingly important role in global affairs.

Defending Press Freedom

Many journalists around the world who have been jailed, attacked, disappeared, and forced into exile or murdered for reporting truth.

The Guru Gobind Singh oil refinery near Bhatinda in the northern Indian state of Punjab, April 27, 2012.

U.S. Encourages India On Iran Oil

The United States is urging India to reduce its dependence on oil imports from Iran.

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Another Everyday Hero Jailed In Iran

The press freedom advocacy organization, The Committee to Protect Journalists, has called Iran “the world’s worst jailer” of journalists

Gross Violations Of Religious Freedom In Iran

The conditions for religious freedom in Iran have regressed to a point not seen since the early days of the Islamic Revolution.

Exceptions From Sanctions Involving Iranian Oil

Eleven countries that have already significantly reduced their volume of crude oil purchases from Iran have earned exceptions.

No New Day For Iran's Baha'i Leaders

April 1, 2012 marked the 10,000th day the two women and five men have collectively spent behind bars.

As Syrians Die, Iran Helps Assad

Iranian authorities have worked diligently to aid and abet Assad in his repression.

SWIFT Kicks Up Pressure On Iranian Regime

International economic pressure on Iran to change its course and comply with its international nuclear obligations continues to grow.

Ahmed Shaheed, UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, attends a meeting of the General Assembly’s Third Committee on the promotion and protection of human rights, October 19, 2011

Special Rapporteur Shaheed On Iran's Rights Violations

Report catalogued “Striking pattern of violations.”

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (2nd L) attends an unveiling ceremony of new nuclear projects, in Tehran, Iran, February 15, 2012.

President Urges Iran To Seize Diplomatic Opportunity

"The window for solving this issue diplomatically is shrinking.”

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (2nd L) attends an unveiling ceremony of new nuclear projects, in Tehran, Iran, February 15, 2012.

Diplomacy Door Open For Iran

President Obama committed to preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.

Convincing Iran To Forsake Nuclear Weapons

President Barack Obama says that diplomacy backed by pressure still has the chance.

A Bad Actor Sanctioned By The U.S.

The Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security has been sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury.

Image from amateur video purports to show Syrian forces in Homs, Syria, Feb. 16, 2012. AP CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIAL.

Outliers Supporting The Syrian Regime

China, Russia and Iran “are the outliers in continuing to protect the Assad regime.”

Herman Nackaerts, Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Safeguards of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, is interviewed as he arrives after his flight from Iran at Vienna's Schwechat airport, Austria, February 22, 2012.

Iran Rebuffs IAEA

“It is disappointing that Iran did not accept our request to visit Parchin."

Human Rights Abuses In Iran

Imprisoned Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani may have been sentenced to death by the Iranian regime.

An Iranian youth browses a political blog at an internet cafe in the city of Hamadan

Rallies Permitted And Prohibited In Iran

U.S. remains “deeply concerned by the persecution of Iranian citizens at the hands of their government.”

Iraqi Army soldiers stand guard near burned trailers at Camp Ashraf north of Baghdad, Iraq, April 8, 2011 (file photo).

Time For Residents Of Camp Ashraf To Move

“A peaceful solution, no matter what the circumstances, is the only acceptable solution."

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