The Forensics Voted on Ayatollah Nekounam’s Inability to Endure Imprisonment
HRANA News Agency – Forensics has voted for the third time on Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Nekounam’s inability to endure the…
Month: May 2017
Mohammad Nazari; 23 Years of Imprisonment Without Proper Medical Treatment
HRANA News Agency – Mohammad Nazari, ill political prisoner in Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj, who has spent nearly 23…
Abdulkarim Shah Bakhsh; 8 Years of Torture and Harassment in Prisons
HRANA News Agency – Abdulkarim Shah Bakhsh, 55, Baluch Sunni political prisoner, after eight years of imprisonment in exile in…
Senate Panel Backs New Sanctions on Iran
VOA -A Senate panel has overwhelmingly approved new U.S. sanctions targeting Iran's support for international terrorism and its ballistic missile…
Iran: Women Face Bias in the Workplace
HRW – Laws and policies that discriminate against women interfere with Iranian women's right to work, Human Rights Watch said in a…
U.S. Treasury Eyes More Sanctions On Iran, Reviews Aircraft Sales
RFL/RE - The U.S. Treasury chief told Congress on May 24 that he is looking for ways to increase sanctions…
Iran Claims Third Underground Missile Production Site Built
VOA — An Iranian semi-official news agency says the country's powerful Revolutionary Guard has built a third underground facility designated…
Iran: Juvenile Offender Hanged
IRAN HUMAN RIGHTS - A juvenile offender was hanged in the Central Prison of Karaj yesterday morning. The prisoner who…
Newly Reelected Rouhani Abandons Promise to End Six-Year House Arrest of Opposition Leaders
CHRI - In his first press conference after being declared the winner of Iran's May 19, 2017 election, President Hassan Rouhani refused to…
Why Iran wants ‘de-escalation’ zones in Syria
Al-monitor - The latest round of Syria peace talks in Astana concluded May 4 with Russia, Iran and Turkey —…