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Month: November 2016

Baha’i Businesses Shuttered Across Iran in Ongoing Persecution Campaign

Iranhumanrights.org - Dozens of businesses in Iran owned by members of the Baha'i faith have been indefinitely shut down by…

Iranian Officials Ignore Demands of Eight Ailing Political Prisoners on Hunger Strike

Iranhumanrights.org - At least eight political prisoners are currently on life-threatening hunger strikes in Tehran and Karaj to demand better…

Trump Presidency and Iran’s Domestic Politics

PayvandNews - Ever since the 2009 Iranian elections, when I suggested in my writings and interviews that fraud was involved,…

“Life+1 Day” Receives Best Film Award At Geneva Festival

PayvandNews - "Life+1 Day" by Iranian director Saeid Rustai has won the best film award at the 22nd Geneva International…

Russian Delegation Discusses Defense, Energy Deals In Iran

RFL/RE - A delegation from Russia's upper house of parliament has been meeting with senior officials in Tehran for talks…

EU To Stand By Iran Nuclear Deal, Foreign Ministers Say

RFL/RE - The European Union says it will keep pushing to restore ties with Iran in line with last year's…

The end of Obama’s lean years

alarabiya -For the past eight years, American foreign policy trumpeted the idea that Iran can be a key player in…

Tens of Iranians, Pakistanis and Afghans killed in Syria battles

AlArabiya.net -Three Iranian military personnel and dozens of the Islamic Republic militias have been killed in recent clashes in Syria'…

Revealed: Prominent Iranian clerics in prostitution sting

alarabiya - Scandalous details surrounding the life of Iranian hard-line cleric Sheikh Jafar Shojooni are re-emerging more than a week…

Help free eight prisoners of conscience in Iran

Amnesty - Eight prisoners of conscience in Iran – among them human rights defenders, activists, artists and teachers – have…