Hopes Dim For Finding Survivors In Collapsed Tehran Building
RFL/RE - Iranian officials say hopes are fading for finding survivors in the rubble of a 17-story commercial building that…
Month: January 2017
IRAN: DISSIDENT IRANIAN CLERIC IN NEED OF MEDICAL CARE
Amnesty - Elderly dissident Iranian cleric Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Nekounam has been on hunger strike for 31 days in protest…
Four Prisoners Including Afghan Citizens Hanged on Drug Charges
Iran Human Rights - Four prisoners, including two Afghan citizens, were reportedly hanged at Taybad Prison (Razavi Khorasan province, northeastern…
Poll: Iranians Dissatisfied With Rouhani on High Priority Issues of Democracy and Civil Rights
Iranhumanrights.org - A survey of public opinion in Iran conducted in the last quarter of 2016 shows that even though…
Civil Rights Activist Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison at 10-Minute Mass Trial Released
Iranhumanrighst.org - Revolutionary Guards Pressured Judiciary for Harsh Sentences Civil rights advocate Aso Rostami—whose initial mass trial with three other…
Hardliners Pressuring Rouhani to Ban Popular Telegram App, This Time for 2017 Election
Iranhumanrights.org - The Campaign for Human Rights in Iran has learned that Tehran Prosecutor Abbas Jafari Dowlatabadi has called on…
In death, Iran’s conservatives take ownership of Rafsanjani
Al-monitor - In death, Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was able achieve something that had eluded him the last decade…
Iran regards tourism a fountain of wealth
PayvandNews - Iran regards tourism industry a source for generating wealth, and is seeking to make the best use of…
32 Telegram Users Arrested In Iran On Charges Of Publishing Profanity
Radiozmaneh - Head of Hormozgan Province Department of Justice announced that 32 managers and users of the instant messaging service,…
Khamenei’s uncle asks him to change his policies before it is too late
Al-Arabia - Hossein Mirdamadi, the uncle of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has addressed a warning to Khamenei through…