Monarchistes, féministes, démocrates, artistes, militaires, à l’intérieur ou hors des frontières du

Stsiapan Latypau claimed authorities threatened to arrest his family members and friends if he did n

Government scoffs at opposition claims that it is using courts to decimate the opposition party   

Officials of restored leftist government are pursuing those involved in 2019 ouster of socialist Evo

In VOA Persian interview, researcher Karim Dahimi said the dissidents' relatives told him they saw t

Moves seen as Tehran's latest effort to halt what it deems decadent Western behavior

In VOA Persian interview from her home in Canada, sister of Iran-based director Reza Mihandoust said

Source tells VOA Persian a court in Urmia notified Salar Taher Afhar's lawyer of sentence on Jan. 2

Ali Azizi given 5-year sentence on charges of spreading anti-government propaganda and membership in

Lawyer Lyubov Sobol has announced she will run in parliamentary elections next year

In VOA Persian interview, source close to wrestler Navid Afkari's family said authorities in southwe

In VOA Persian interview, source close to wrestler Navid Afkari's family said authorities in southwe

L'opposant iranien Rouhollah Zam, un temps exilé en France, a été exécuté samedi matin, après la con

Lawyer Ali Sharifzadeh told VOA Persian that Iranian authorities detained his client Amir Pourang Sa

Iran's Ministry of Intelligence said in a statement last week that Habib Chaab, an Iranian Arab diss

Leopoldo López, 49, has been holed up at the Spanish ambassador's residence since a failed military

In VOA interview, source close to activist Jila Karamzadeh Makvandi said a judge notified Makvandi o

Opposition parties accuse the government of 'political victimization' in the guise of accountability

Joana Mamombe, a former opposition lawmaker who has accused state security agents of torture, is ord

Maria Kolesnikova makes claim in legal complaint; Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says US deeply conc

Olga Kovalkova says authorities told her she would face further arrests if she did not leave the cou

Tondar did not confirm the detention

Iranian state television report did not say when or where Sharmahd had been detained

Forces also raided union offices and shut organization down for two years, escalating confrontation

Group fears Zimbabwe may be using the pandemic as a pretext to clamp down on citizens' freedoms

This week, police arrested a prominent investigative journalist and an opposition leader, accusing t

Arsham Rezaee tells VOA Persian the prison term upheld Saturday by an Iranian appeals court was base

Family member tells VOA that Manouchehr Bakhtiari, whose son Pouya was killed in Iran's November 201

Tehran-based activist Reza Mazaheri tells VOA Persian he rejected a June 16 summons to a prison wher

In VOA Persian interview, Iranian Arab rights researcher Karim Dahimi says schoolteacher in Khuzesta

Activist Hedayat Abdollahpour's brother Farhad said their father received a June 10 phone call asser

Mary Mohammadi was jailed earlier this year for joining anti-government protests

President Donald Trump imposed heavy sanctions on Iran after he withdrew the United States from Iran

35-year-old computer programmer was detained on August 10 for taking part in rally to demand opposit

Ruhollah Zam, 41, who had been living in exile before being arrested, had been accused by authoritie

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced the arrest of Ruhollah Zam in October, describing hi

Announcement comes amid upswell of anger and protests by Iranians in recent days