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Month: February 2017

Editor Detained by Iran’s Intelligence Ministry Pleads for Help From Evin Prison

Iranhumanrights.org - Tahereh Riahi, the social affairs editor of the state-funded Borna News Agency, who has been detained by the…

Iran: Hanging of man arrested as a teenager looms amid spike in juvenile executions

Amnesty - The Iranian authorities must immediately stop the execution of a man arrested for a crime committed while he…

Iran’s Bank Mellat loses 37.5% in share value in one day

Al-monitor  — The sudden and sharp fall in the main index of the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) on Jan. 24…

Iran brushes off being ‘put on notice’

Al-monitor - Iran has been restrained in its response to the US warning that it is "officially on notice" over…

White House Says Immigration Order No Longer Affects Legal U.S. Residents

RFL/RE - The White House said it has issued updated guidance on President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration clarifying…

Iran: We will not negotiate our missiles

Al-Arabia - Iran announced on Wednesday that it will not negotiate over its controversial missiles program. Iran's announcement came in…

Trump: Iran is ‘On Notice’ After Missile Launch

VOA - U.S. President Donald Trump says Iran has been "formally put on notice" for its ballistic missile launch. His…

Iranian-Dutch Dual National and Dissident Imprisoned in Tehran Denied Medical Care

Iranhumanrights.org - The officials of Evin Prison are denying Sabri Hassanpour, an Iranian-born citizen of the Netherlands and outspoken critic…

Why are Syrian rebels stepping up efforts to isolate Iran?

Al-monitor - For the first time since the start of the Syrian war, representatives of the Syrian government and the rebels gathered…

Iranian president calls Trump ‘novice in politics’

Al-monitor - After days of silence, Iran's Defense Minister Gen. Hossein Dehghan has confirmed the reports about a new Iranian…