IRANIAN NEW AGENCY CONDEMNED FOR DEFAMATORY ARTICLE RE: UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR
irannewsupdate -Iranian News Agency (IRNA) published a report about Asma Jahangir, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of…
Month: April 2017
US Navy fires warning flare at Iran vessel in Persian Gulf
ABC - A U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer fired a warning flare toward an Iranian Revolutionary Guard vessel coming near it in the…
Trump Personally Intervened to Toughen Iran Deal Letter
Bloomberg - President Donald Trump personally intervened to inject tougher language into a State Department letter to Congress last week…
Khamenei Says Iran Should Not Look To West For Economic Growth
RFL/RE - Iran's supreme leader has called on presidential candidates to focus on making the economy grow without help from…
The Iranian presidential candidate accused of executing thousands
Al-Arabia - Iranian presidential candidate Ebrahim Raisi approved executing thousands of prisoners in 1988 when he was member of the…
Dual National’s Husband Urges UK to Secure Her Release From Iran
CHRI - The husband of Nazanin-Zaghari Ratcliffe, an Iranian-British citizen imprisoned in Iran since April 2016, is urging the British…
Former MP: Guardian Council Has “No Legal Authority” to Exclude Religious Minorities From Elections
CHRI - The Guardian Council's attempt to ban religious minorities from running in Iran's nationwide local council elections on May 19,…
Iran polling: Will vote see Rouhani-Ghalibaf rematch?
Al-monitor - According to a recent survey released by the polling firm IranPoll, incumbent Hassan Rouhani remains popular just as Iran's presidential…
Iran’s conservative presidential candidates pledge more cash handouts, jobs
Al-monitor - As Iran approaches its May 19 presidential elections, the conservative candidates — who are determined to unseat incumbent moderate…
“In order to Create, One must First Destroy”: An Interview with Parvaneh Etemadi
PayvandNews - Parvaneh Etemadi in an interview with Parviz Barati from Shargh Newspaper Translated by Roya Monajem, Tavoos Magazine Parviz Barati- According to Parvaneh…