Low Female Participation Rate in Iranian Elections Symptom of Gender Inequality
CHRI - The low number of female participants in Iranian elections is an indicator of inequality in the political, social…
Month: April 2017
As Iran’s election nears, cracks appear in conservative camp
Al-monitor — Iran's presidential elections are perhaps among the most unpredictable worldwide. Except for the 2001 landslide re-election of Reformist President Mohammad…
Why some Reformists may not support Rouhani’s re-election
Al-monitor - Iran's Reformist Council for Policymaking announced March 12 that it would be supporting incumbent moderate President Hassan Rouhani —…
Iran-EU trade up 171% in January
PayvandNews - The European Union's trade with Iran amounted to 1.55 billion Euros in January 2017, a 171 percent rise…
Iran’s Judiciary Blocks Voice Calls On Telegram Messaging App
PayvandNewss - Iran's judiciary has blocked newly introduced call features on a highly popular messaging app called Telegram. It was…
Lawmakers Say Iran’s Larijani Rejects Call To Bar Religious Minorities From Elections
RFL/RE - Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani has dismissed a call by the head of the powerful Guardians Council to…
Tillerson: Iran supports Houthis and threatens naval navigation in the Gulf
Al-Arabia - US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said in a press conference in Washington on Wednesday that Iran continues…
Iranian Militia Role in Syria, Iraq Prompts Alarm
VOA - Earlier in April he was spotted in the northern countryside of the central Syrian province of Hama, where…
Iranian Media Banned From Covering Ahmadinejad’s May 2017 Presidential Campaign
CHRI - Iranian media outlets have been ordered to stop reporting on former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s third presidential campaign for…
From Executioner to Presidential Hopeful
CHRI - The presidential bid of ultra-conservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi has been strongly criticized by supporters of human rights. In 1988, Raisi was…