UN Humanitarian Chief to visit Iran
MNA – UN Humanitarian Chief Stephen O'Brien is scheduled to visit Islamic Republic of Iran from 4 to 5 September…
Month: August 2016
UN rights expert condemns Iran’s ‘illegal’ execution of 12 people on drug charges
IRAN HUMAN RIGHTS - Three days after the execution of 12 prisoners of Karaj Central Prison, UN Special raporteur on…
Documentation: Pictures of the 12 Prisoners Executed On August 27 (+18)
IRAN HUMAN RIGHTS - Iran Human Rights (IHR) reported on the execution of 12 prisoners for drug offences in Karaj…
Unjustly Imprisoned Young Physicist Granted Conditional Release After Five Years
Iranhumanrights.org - Omid Kokabee's Release Comes After Months Struggling with Kidney Cancer That Was Left Untreated in Prison Imprisoned Iranian…
Recording on 1988 Prison Massacre Exposes Early Fissure in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Iranhumanrights.org - The recently released audio recording of Grand Ayatollah Hosseinali Montazeri sharply denouncing the mass execution of political prisoners…
Judiciary Blocking Compensation for False Arrests
Iranhumanrights.org - High Number of False Arrests Would Require Large Payout More than a year after Iran's new Code of Criminal…
How MasterCard debacle got one Iranian minister in trouble
Al-monitor — Before the July 2015 nuclear deal, most banking and finance headlines about Iran concerned individuals or banks being fined or…
Corruption scandal hits Tehran City Council
Al-monitor - According to an Iranian news outlets, Tehran's City Council is caught up in a corruption scandal involvingTehran real…
Iran’s Launch of Shia Army Threatens to Escalate Sectarian Tensions
VOA - The Iranian government's launch of a "United Shia Liberation Army" is sending signals that Tehran wants to expand…
U.S. drone enters Iran’s airspace, leaves after warning – Tasnim
Retuers - Iran's military detected a U.S. drone entering Iranian airspace on Monday and issued a warning for it to…