Iranian University Conceals Evidence of Expelling Baha’i Students for Religious Beliefs
Iranhumanrights.org - Fifteen Baha'i Students Expelled in December and January At least 15 Baha'i students were expelled from Iranian universities…
Month: January 2017
Debate over sterilizing homeless women addicts resurfaces in Iran
Al-monitor - Iran is in the grip of heated debate on whether homeless women who are addicted to drugs should…
Iranian conservative, Reformist media jointly lash out at Trump’s planned visa ban
Al-monitor - Various news outlets reported on Jan. 25 that US President Donald Trump plans to sign executive orders to…
Trump’s Muslim Ban is Real and Even Worse Than Imagined
PayvandNews - NIAC Action issued the following statement based on language of a reported Executive Order that President Donald Trump…
Ahmadinejad reneged on pact with Saudi, recalls Rafsanjani aide
Al-Arabia - Iranian website Jamaran published on Wednesday an interview with Ghoulam-Ali Rajai, former chairman and advisor to Iran's former…
Four Prisoners Hanged on Drug Charges
Iran Human Rights - On the mornings of Monday January 23 and Wednesday January 25, four prisoners were hanged in…
Western Iran: Two Prisoners Hanged on Drug Charges
Iran Human Rights - Two prisoners were reportedly hanged at Khorammabad's Parsilon Prison (western Iran) on drug related charges. According…
Rouhani Must Act Against Imprisonment of Dual Nationals
Iranhumanrights.org - Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's Husband Writes Direct Plea to Rouhani The Iranian Judiciary's recent upholding of the indefensible five-year prison…
Prominent Iranian Directors Decry Censorship After Minister Bans Films From Tehran Fajr Festival
Iranhumanrights.org - Less than three months into his new post as culture and Islamic guidance minister, Reza Salehi Amiri boasted about banning…
Are Iran, Saudi Arabia about to reconcile?
Al-Arabia - When former Iranian President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani died Jan. 8, much was made of the absence of a message…