Iran Rights Champion’s Latest Prison Term Aimed At ‘Instilling Fear,’ Says Exiled Husband
RFL/RE - When Narges Mohammadi's activist husband resolved in 2012 to leave Iran to escape yet another jail sentence connected…
Month: October 2016
Iran Cultural Official Resigns Over Concert In Holy City Of Qom
RFL/RE - A senior cultural official has resigned after protests by conservative religious authorities over a concert in Iran's holy…
Iran Temporarily Releases Hunger-Striking Journalist
RFL/RE - Iran has temporarily released a journalist for medical treatment after he suffered from health problems following a hunger…
Young Woman Arrested at 17 in Imminent Danger of Execution
Iran Human Rights - Zeinab Sekaanvand, who was 17 years old when she was arrested by Iranian authorities for the murder…
Finance minister says Iran seeks ‘resilient’ economy
Al-monitor - Iran is pursuing a "resilient economy" that is less dependent on oil, has reduced nonperforming loans in its…
President Rouhani visits Kuala Lumpur: Iran, Malaysia agree to deepen ties
PayvandNews - President Hassan Rouhani said on Friday that Iran and Malaysia reaffirmed to strengthen ties and restore economic transactions…
U.S. Treasury Says New Guidelines Clarify Ongoing Sanctions Against Iran
PayvandNews - Washington says its new guidance for foreign companies doing business with Iran does not ease sanctions that have…
Iran says may limit death penalty for traffickers to drug lords
PayvandNews - The secretary of Iran's Human Rights Council has said Tehran may reconsider capital punishment for drug smugglers, limiting…
Chess Grandmaster Khademalsharieh says World Championship is necessary for Iranian women
PayvanNews - After many of the highest-ranking female players have called for a boycott of the next year's world Chess…
U.S. Political Debate Said To Cast Shadow Over Iranian Nuclear Deal
RFL/RE - The landmark nuclear agreement between Iran and world powers remains "fragile" in part because it has become a…