Iranian anti-aircraft forces fire shots at non-military drone
Al-Arabia - Iran's anti-aircraft forces fired shots at a drone in central Tehran on Monday, the governor of Tehran Province…
Month: January 2017
Iran: 26 Prisoners Including Two Women Hanged
Iran Human Rights - In the last few days, at least 26 people, including two women, were reportedly executed in various…
Listen to Ailing Political Prisoner Saeed Shirzad “Before It’s Too Late,” Warns Lawyer
Iranhumanrights.org - The lawyer of political prisoner Saeed Shirzad, who was hospitalized on January 12, 2017 after more than one…
Iranian Women Arrested for Riding Motorcycle; Video Fuels Backlash
VOA - Iranian police have arrested two women for riding a motorcycle in a western city - an incident that…
Members of the European Parliament demand the immediate release of human rights activists Arash Sadeghi and Ali Shariati
IOPHR -After the meeting between members of international organisation to preserve human rights (IOPHR) with MEPs Tunne KELAM, and Lars ADAKTUSSON…
Tillerson Backs ‘Full Review’ Of Iran Nuclear Deal
RFL/RE - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of state says he supports a "full review" of the nuclear…
Will Iran’s Alliance With Russia Last?
VOA - At Tuesday's funeral in Tehran of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a key figure in the 1979 Islamic Revolution who…
Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Nekounam in a Crtitical Condition in Qom Prison
HRANA News Agency – Jailed dissident cleric, who had been transferred to an anonymous medical center in Tehran, was transferred…
What’s ahead for Rouhani with death of ‘moderation sheikh’?
Al-monitor - It has been three days since Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani passed away, but Iranian media is still buzzing with…
$250M allocated to Lake Urmia restoration program
PayvandNews - The Iranian administration has allocated some 10 trillion rials (nearly $250 million) to Lake Urmia restoration program. Lake…