Amnesty: Iran must stop systematic repression of young people
Al-Arabia - Amnesty International declared that young people in Iran are exposed by the ruling regime in their country to…
Month: January 2017
Award-Winning Kurdish Filmmaker Denied Urgent Hospitalization by Evin Prison Authorities
Iranhumanrights.org - The authorities of Evin Prison in Tehran are refusing to transfer imprisoned filmmaker Keyvan Karimi to a hospital…
Court Rejects Some New Charges by Revolutionary Guards Against Activist Sentenced to 7 Years In Prison
Iranhumanrights.org - Atena Daemi and Family Still Face Legal Persecution Three of the five new charges brought against imprisoned civil…
Saeed Shirzad Ends Hunger Strike After Officials Pledge to End Rights Abuses at Rajaee Shahr Prison
Iranhumanrights.org - An informed source close to imprisoned civil rights activist Saeed Shirzad said Shirzad ended his hunger strike after…
Ailing Political Prisoner Issa Saharkhiz on Hunger Strike Against Additional Six-Month Sentence
Iranhumanrights.org - Imprisoned political commentator Issa Saharkhiz began a wet hunger strike on January 14, 2017 to protest a newly…
IRAN: FURTHER INFORMATION: INHUMANE PRISON CONDITIONS NEED ATTENTION
Amensty - Iranian prisoner of conscience and human rights defender Saeed Shirzad ended his 39-day hunger strike on 14 January…
New planes won’t solve Iran’s aviation dilemma
Al-monitor - As Iran Air has begun receiving its first brand-new, Western-made airplanes in decades, it seems that President Hassan…
Iranians call for resignation of Tehran mayor over high-rise collapse
Al-Monitor - Iranians are outraged and saddened by the destruction of the country's oldest high-rise, the Plasco building, which collapsed Jan. 19 after…
PHOTOS: 30 Firefighters Die, Over 100 People Missing As Tehran High-Rise Collapses After Fire
PayvandNews - A massive fire erupted on Thursday in a mega mall in downtown Tehran, the city's most populous area,…
PHOTOS: Iran’s president test-drives electric car on National Clean Air Day
PayvandNews - On the sidelines of a cabinet session on Wednesday, Rouhani took a tour by some of his ministers…