One of those sentenced in the southern Khuzestan province, former sugar mill worker Esmail Bakhshi, said he was beaten and tortured by authorities

Rights group says it collected harrowing testimony suggesting that after authorities massacred protesters, they orchestrated a wide-scale clampdown to cover up deaths

Rouhani tells parliament the 'resistance budget' will beat American embargoes; says $5 billion loan from Russia being finalized

Michelle Bachelet puts death toll in recent unrest at 208, says demonstrators were shot 'directly in the face and vital organs'

Charge comes as Pentagon said mulling sending up to 7,000 troops to region; Washington calls Iranian demonstrations 'worst political crisis' ever faced by regime

Iranian president says his country is still ready for talks if US lifts sanctions, which he claims were incited by Israel

US president states he misheard a question during London press meeting, adds the world 'has to be watching' the violence in Islamic Republic

Clips uploaded after Tehran restores internet access show authorities shooting people at close range, destroying property

As reported death toll in recent unrest soars, US president says Iranians being killed 'for the mere fact that they're protesting'

Admission marks first time Tehran provides accounting of violence used to quash recent unrest, in which over 200 reported killed