Iran’s Supreme Leader Issues Familiar Anti-Protest Warning Ahead of 2017 Elections
CHRI - Any citizen or candidate who attempts to disrupt the upcoming elections will receive a "hard slap in the…
Month: May 2017
Iranian Local Teacher’s Union Leader Exiled for Singing Popular Ballad to Students
CHRI - A teacher in a port city in northern Iran has been exiled for singing to his students. Aziz…
Former athletes under fire in Tehran City Council elections
Al-monitor - Late last year, Mansour Pourheidari, a former member of Iran’s national soccer team and a veteran coach, succumbed to…
Khamenei warns against election unrest, George Soros
Al-monitor - With less than 10 days to go before Iranians head to the polls to elect a president and…
Women and the Iranian Elections
PayvandNews - A group of women's rights activists issued a statement on May 6 outlining their demands for the next…
Iran’s non-oil growth to boost in 2017: IMF
PayvandNews - According to the latest report published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Regional Economic Outlook, Iran is expected…
Europeans see huge potential in Iran’s energy market
PayvandNews - European exhibitors participating in the 22nd International Oil, Gas, Refining and Petrochemical Exhibition of Iran (Iran Oil Show…
Iran’s Supreme Leader Warns Against Disrupting Presidential Vote
VOA — Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned on Wednesday that any attempts to disrupt the presidential election on…
A Prisoner Chained to the Flagpole in the Yard of Ardebil Prison
HRANA News Agency – A newly arrived prisoner was chained to a flagpole in the yard of Ardebil prison since…
Reformist Journalist: Hardliners Working to Sabotage Rouhani Campaign With Intimidation Tactics
CHRI - By preventing speeches in favor of President Hassan Rouhani and blocking his campaigners from reaching voters, hardliners are…