Exploring the Iranian outback
thestar -VENTURING off the usual rainforests and hiking trails for a change, we bring you a story about the canyons…
Month: January 2017
Iran Decides Against Upsetting Nuclear Deal Over US Sanctions Extension
VOA - Iran decided not to escalate a stand-off over the extension of U.S. sanctions at a meeting of diplomats…
Burial of Iran’s Rafsanjani turns into anti-Russia protest
Al-Arabia - Iranian reformists on Tuesday turned the funeral of former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani into an opportunity to protest…
Rafsanjani’s Death Reshuffles the Political Deck in Iran
Iranhumanrights - The public funeral of former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, on January 10, 2017, led to the outpouring in…
Wife of Imprisoned Activist Arash Sadeghi Resists Order to Return to Prison
Iranhumanrights.org - UN Expert Urges Iran to Release All Political Prisoners Political prisoner Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee, who was released on January…
Iran’s Telegram Registration Requirement Widens Governmental Snooping Powers
Iranhumanrights.org - In the latest attempt by Iran's security and intelligence establishments to censor and control internet usage in Iran, administrators of popular Iranian-owned…
Rafsanjani sparks final controversy as rival mourners clash
Al-monitor — It was Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani's last journey in Tehran. The 82-year-old symbol of the 1979 Islamic Revolution in…
PHOTOS: Iran’s Rafsanjani Laid To Rest In Tehran
RFL/RE - The funeral of former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani is being held in Tehran. Hundreds of thousands of…
Rafsanjani: The Death of the Ayatollah Machiavelli
PayvandNews - In October 2013, I was part of a delegation of the Social-Democratic Group of the European Parliament (EP)…
Iranians Protest Transmitter Jamming In Shiraz
RFL/RE - A large crowd gathered in the Iranian city of Shiraz to protest against the government's use of broadcast…