Russia defends using Iran base for Syria air raids
aljazeera - Moscow says use of airbase does not violate a UN resolution that prohibits supplying fighter jets to Tehran. Russia…
Month: August 2016
A Woman Killed by the Police in Sardasht
HRANA News Agency – On Thursday, August 11, a 36-year-old woman was killed following the shooting by the police forces under…
“They Took our Comrade in front of our Eyes.” Mohammad Abdollahi’s Cellmates Talk
HRANA News Agency – Cellmates of Mohammad Abdollahi, a political prisoner who was hanged last week in Uremia Prison, with a…
Two Prisoners Executed in Public in Southern Iran
Iran Human Rights - Iranian authorities hanged two prisoners in public on Wednesday August 17. Two prisoners were reportedly hanged in…
Iran: Three Ahwazi Arab Prisoners Executed
Iran Human Rights - An Iranian official source has confirmed the execution of three young Ahwazi Arab men from the province…
Rights groups condemn recent execution of Kurdish prisoners and call for an immediate moratorium on all executions in Iran
Iranhumanrights.org – Iranian authorities must immediately put a halt to the execution of Kurdish political prisoners and prisoners of conscience,…
Sunni Cleric Charged with Anti-State Activities for Criticizing Mass Execution
Iranhumanrights.org - Hassan Amini, a Sunni cleric and Islamic judge based in Sanandaj, the capital of Iran's Kurdistan Province, has…
Olive: The World’s First Intelligent Suitcase
PayvandNews - A team of Iranian researchers at Tehran's Pardis Technology Park (PTP), using tracking algorithms, have recently presented a…
Rio 2016 Olympics: Behdad Salimi breaks world record in weightlifting but wins no medal
PayvandNews - Iran's Behdad Salimi broke the world record in the snatch weightlifting of the Men's over 105-kilogram class at…