Prominent, Ailing Human Rights Lawyer Sees 64th Birthday Pass by in Evin Prison
Iranhumanrights.org - "I hope my father will be freed soon and his next birthday will not be in Evin Prison,"…
Month: November 2016
Briefly Freed After Long Hunger Strikes, Three Teachers’ Rights Leaders Ordered Back to Prison
Iranhumanrights.org - Prominent teachers' rights leaders Jafar Azimzadeh, Esmail Abdi, and Mahmoud Beheshti-Langroudi—who had all been previously imprisoned for their…
Elderly Baha’i Man Brutally Murdered Amid Islamic Republic’s “Systematic Hatred” of Baha’is
Iranhumanrights.org - Sixty-three-year old Farhang Amiri, a Baha'i man that was well-known in his community, was stabbed to death outside…
Does Iranian law consider US a hostile state?
Al-monitor - On Oct. 18, Mizan, the Iranian judiciary's news agency, reported that Iranian-American businessman Siamak Namazi, who has been held…
The billion-dollar gold rush to tap into Iranian oil
CNBC - The chase is on for some of the most prized oil and gas assets in the world, following…
Iran ‘smart filters’ 95 million explicit contents on Instagram
PayvandNews - Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi, touched upon the protection of cyberspace on social networks and the execution of the…
Armenia, Iran Sign Deal To Increase Gas Imports, Power Flows
RFL/RE - Armenia is looking to increase imports of natural gas from neighboring Iran after the two countries signed an…
Iranian Supreme Leader Criticizes U.S., Presidential Race
RFL/RE - Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says the debate between U.S. presidential candidates shows what a "catastrophe" American…
Notorious Former Iranian Prosecutor Sentenced To More Than 100 Lashes
RFL/RE - Said Mortazavi, Iran's notorious former chief prosecutor, has been sentenced to receive 135 lashes for charges related to…
Iranian protesters demand payment of salaries, end to corruption
alarabiya -A large number of Iranian employees, workers, and citizens came together on Tuesday to demonstrate in front of the…