IRAN: IMPRISONED IRANIAN JOURNALIST ON HUNGER STRIKE: HENGAMEH SHAHIDI
Amnesty - Iranian journalist Hengameh Shahidi is in a critical condition in Tehran’s Evin prison. She has been on hunger…
Month: April 2017
Rouhani government criticizes IRGC arrests of journalists
Al-monitor - Members of President Hassan Rouhani's Cabinet have publicly criticized the recent arrests of Reformist journalists and online activists…
Iran has sold all oil stored at sea: Report
PayvandNews - Oil market sources say Iran has sold all the oil it had stored at sea for years -…
What happened? Iranians are condemning Khan Sheikhoun massacre!
Al-arabia - Millions have been shocked by the sight of children dying as a result of the recent Khan Sheikhoun…
Running for Iran Presidency: A Cleric Involved in the Mass Execution of Political Prisoners
Radiozamaneh - Ebrahim Raisi, head of Iran's wealthiest religious institution, an ex-high-ranking official with the judiciary and a hardliner cleric…
Structural issues cloud Khamenei’s economic vision for Iran
Al-monitor - It is now an established tradition that Iran's supreme leader travels to Mashhad on the first day of…
Tehran mayor steps aside as conservatives rally forces ahead of presidential vote
Al-monitor - Mayor and two-time presidential candidate Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has announced that he does not intend to run in…
Casualties Reported After Strong Quake Hits Northeastern Iran
RFL/RE - A magnitude-6.1 earthquake has struck near the northwestern Iranian city of Mashhad, reportedly killing at least two people…
New US Sanctions Bill Delayed by Concern Over Iran Election
VOA - A bill to slap new sanctions on Iran has been delayed in the U.S. Senate because of concerns…
Rough Body Searches on Visiting Children Prompts Hunger Strike in Rajaee Shahr Prison
Iranhumanrights.org - Political activist Jafar (Shahin) Eghdami shaved his head and went on a three-day hunger strike on March 30,…