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Month: April 2017

Drug-Related Executions and Possibility of Change in Legislation in Iran

Iranhr.net - According to Iran Human Rights' (IHR) annual report on the death penalty in Iran at least 530 people…

One Public Execution in Northern Iran

IRAN HUMAN RIGHTS -A 21 years old man was hanged in public in the city of Babol (Northern Iran). One…

IRGC Commander Publicly Criticizes Rouhani’s Refusal to Block Telegram Call Service Before Election

CHRI - One month before Iranians head to the polls, a senior commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC)…

Eight Baha’is Arrested Without a Warrant by Iran’s Intelligence Ministry and Denied Legal Council

CHRI - Seven Baha'i citizens were arrested by the Intelligence Ministry in Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island, southern Iran, on…

University Student Groups Decry Security Climate on Campus, Rising Costs and Gender Segregation

CHRI - Seventy-two student organizations from universities throughout Iran have issued a joint statement asking President Hassan Rouhani to end…

Is prominent conservative cleric really a threat to Rouhani?

Al-monitor — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is aiming for another term in office, and as such the May 19 elections…

Saudi Arabia: Iran wants to replicate Hezbollah model wherever possible

Al-Arabia - Abdullah al-Maalami the Saudi Permanent Representative in the United Nations, said that Iran supports sectarian militias and tries…

U.S. Envoy At UN Accuses Iran, Hizballah Of Destabilizing Middle East

RFL/RE - The U.S. envoy to the United Nations has accused Iran and its ally Hizballah of conspiring to destabilize…

Trump Accuses Iran Of ‘Not Living Up To Spirit’ Of 2015 Nuclear Deal

RFL/RE -U.S. President Donald Trump has accused Iran of "not living up to the spirit" of its nuclear agreement with…

Former President Ahmadinejad Barred From Iran Elections

VOA - Iran's former hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been disqualified from running in next month's presidential election. The Guardian…