Iran Keeps Defending Executions For Drug Related Charges
Radiozamaneh - Iranian authorities reacted to UN condemnation of executions of prisoners convicted of trafficking drugs. The report from Ahmad…
Month: September 2016
As Syrian Cease-fire Takes Hold, Iran’s Role Remains Murky
While Iran has said it publicly supports the cease-fire in Syria brokered by the United States and Tehran’s ally, Russia,…
IRAN: FURTHER INFORMATION: ELDERLY PRISONER AT RISK OF LOSING HIS EYESIGHT: KAMAL FOROUGHI
Amnesty - Kamal Foroughi, a 77-year-old British-Iranian man jailed in Tehran's Evin Prison, has developed cataracts in both his eyes.…
Five-Year Prison Sentence for Dual National Casts Shadow Over Iran’s Opening to World
Iranhumanrights.org - Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe's Sentence Announced Two Weeks Before Rouhani Comes to NY. The five-year prison sentence for Nazanin…
Iran wary groups might use Syria cease-fire to rearm
Al-monitor - Iranian officials and media have welcomed the Syrian cease-fire deal announced Sept. 9 by US Secretary of State…
Are Saudis open to rapprochement with Iran?
Al-monitor - According to Islamic teachings, the hajj is the annual manifestation of Muslim unity. This is a common theme…
Afghan-Iranian joint production “Parting” represents Afghanistan at Oscars
PayvandNews - "Parting", an Afghan-Iranian joint production about love and migration, was submitted to the 89th Annual Academy Awards to…
Last Remaining Iranian PMOI Members Leave Camp Liberty for Albania
breitbart - On Friday, the remaining 280 members of the Mujahedin-e-Khalq (MEK) — also known as the People's Mujahedin Organization of…
Iranian Women Stoke Surfing Revolution
NBC — An intrepid group of women is riding the waves of change in deeply conservative Iran. by ALI AROUZI…
Saudi Arabia Launches Persian Hajj TV Following Tensions With Iran
RFL/RE - Saudi Arabia has launched a Persian-language satellite television channel broadcasting the hajj, following tensions with Iran over the…