Prominent Rights Activist Narges Mohammadi Rejects Prison Sentence in Stinging Open Letter
Iranhumanrights.org - In an open letter from Evin Prison prominent human rights defender Narges Mohammadi has strongly rejected the Appeals…
Month: October 2016
Actions Speak Louder Than Words in Iran’s Death Penalty Debate, Says Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi
Iranhumanrights.org - Despite statements from some Iranian officials doubting the value of capital punishment, no action has been taken to…
Attorney Arrested in Iran for Wearing Green Movement T-Shirt
Iranhumanrights.org - An attorney has been arrested in western Iran for wearing a T-shirt honoring the Green Movement, an informed…
Iran Sends Warships Off Yemeni Coast Amid U.S. Missile Strikes
PayvanNews - Iran has sent two warships to the Gulf of Aden, off the coast of Yemen, where the United…
Russia has fulfilled delivery of S-300 missile systems to Iran: Report
PayvandNews - Moscow has reportedly concluded the supply of the Russian-made S-300 surface-to-air missile defense systems to Iran. Russia's RIA…
Amid Syrian chaos, Iran’s game plan emerges: a path to the Mediterranean
Guardian - Militias controlled by Tehran are poised to complete a land corridor that would give Iran huge power in…
U.S. Charges Iran Supplied Yemeni Rebels With Missiles Aimed At U.S. Ship
RFL/RE - Top U.S. officials are charging that Iran supplied Yemeni rebels with the missiles that were aimed at a…
Rouhani’s opponents take aim at concerts
Al-monitor - Repeated concert cancellations over the past year have turned into a real headache for moderate President Hassan Rouhani,…
Ten Things You Should Know About Iran’s Multi-Billion Dollar National Internet Project
Iranhumanrights.org - A few months after the Iranian government launched the first phase of its "national information network" (NIN), many…
Public Defender Challenges Execution Order Against Iranian Child Bride for Alleged Crime Committed as Juvenile
Iranhumanrights.org - The execution order against Zeinab Sekaanvand Lankarani, who was married off at 15-years-old to the man she allegedly…