Northwestern Iran: Four Prisoners Hanged
Iran Human Rights -Two prisoners were hanged on drug charges and another two on murder charges at Urmia's central prison…
Month: January 2017
Iran: Stoning writer rearrested as Revolutionary Guards block review of her conviction
Amnesty - Iranian human rights defender and writer Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee, sentenced to six years in prison for writing a…
Iranians ponder Obama’s legacy with rise of Trump
AL-monitor - As Barack Obama left the White House on Jan. 20, transferring power to Donald Trump, assessments were made about…
Who will replace Rafsanjani as chairman of Iran’s Expediency Council?
Al-monitor -Ever since the Jan. 8 death of Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Iranian media have been speculating about who will replace him…
Could A Hard-Line Woman Challenge Rohani In Iran’s Presidential Vote?
RFL/RE - Four months ahead of Iran's presidential election, the absence of a clear challenger to face incumbent Hassan Rohani has…
Campaign aims to create jobs for vulnerable Iranian women
PayavdNews- A public campaign has been launched aimed at creating jobs for socially vulnerable women nearly two months before the…
Iran Says Too Early To Evaluate Trump
RFL/RE - Iran says it is too early to assess U.S. President Donald Trump because his stance on many issues…
Iran, Russia, Turkey say will jointly enforce Syria ceasefire
Al-Arabia - Iran, Russia and Turkey will establish a trilateral mechanism to observe and ensure full compliance with the ceasefire…
Afghanistan: Iran is supplying Taliban with rockets to strike us
Al-Arabia - Iran continues to provide the Taliban with missiles to hit Afghan forces, the governor of Helmand province told…
Ailing British-Iranian Grandpa Serving 7-Year Prison Sentence Denied Medical Leave
Iranhumanrights.org - Kamal Foroughi, a 77-year-old ailing British-Iranian dual citizen and former civil engineer incarcerated at Evin Prison in Tehran…