Imprisoned Editor Hospitalized After 18-Day Hunger Strike
Iranhumanrights.org - Open Letter Disproves Judicial Claim About Prisoners' Rights Imprisoned newspaper editor Ehsan Mazandarani, who recently wrote an open…
Month: October 2016
Soccersanct: Iran To Keep It ‘Religious’ At World Cup Qualifier
PayvandNews - Stymied in their effort to reschedule a qualifier match for soccer's 2018 World Cup, Iranian officials are guaranteeing…
U.S. Treasury Seeks To Reassure Banks Wary Of Dealing With Iran
PayvandNews - The U.S. Treasury is seeking to reassure banks that have been unwilling to do business with Iran, but…
Report Cites Child Marriage For Girls As Major Problem
RFL/RE - A new report using UN statistics estimates there are about 700 million girls around the world who were…
Iran Asks UN To Arrange Medical Airlift For Victims Of Yemen Funeral Attack
RFL/RE - Iran's foreign minister has asked United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to use his "good offices" to arrange for…
Why Iran’s central bank can’t control money markets
Al-monitor — On Sept. 28, the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) announced a plan that would urge commercial banks as…
Former Political Prisoner Transported from Workplace to Prison Without Summons
Iranhumanrights.org - Former political prisoner Navid Kamran has been transported to Evin Prison in Tehran to begin serving a one-year prison sentence…
Iran’s RighTel confirms roaming deal with AT&T
PayvandNews - A major Iranian telecommunications operator has confirmed that it has an international roaming service deal with America's AT&T. Majid…
Iran seeks stronger China ties after nuclear deal
PayvandNews - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday that Iran is willing to use the opportunities created after the…
Iran, Germany to cooperate on Zayanderud river restoration
PayvandNews - Deputy energy minister announced that Iran and Germany have reached agreement over saving Zayanderud river. A fresh round…