Iranian President Criticizes Turkey’s Dam Projects
RFL/RE - Iranian President Hassan Rohani has criticized major dam projects by Turkey on the Euphrates and Tigris rivers. Rohani is…
Month: July 2017
Iran Says It Will Sign $4.8 Billion Gas Deal With France’s Total
RFL/RE - French energy giant Total will sign a multibillion-dollar agreement to develop an Iranian offshore gas field on July 3,…
Iran: Two Men and a Woman Hanged on Drug Charges
Iran Human Rights -Two men and a woman were hanged on drug related charges at Rasht's central prison. On Saturday…
Iran: 239 executions in the first half of 2017
Iran Human Rights -According to Iran Human Rights, the Iranian authorities carried out 239 executions within the first half of…
Three Prisoners Including Afghan Citizen in Imminent Danger of Execution on Drug Charges
Iran Human Rights -Three Prisoners, including an Afghan citizen, are in imminent danger of execution in Isfahan Central Prison. On…
Reformist Former MP: Iran’s President Rouhani Should Stand By His Voters Despite Opposition From Hardliners
CHRI - Despite a spate of attacks from powerful conservatives, newly re-elected President Hassan Rouhani should fulfill the promises he made…
Persistent Iranian Women’s Movement Chipping Away at State Ban on Females in Sports Stadiums
CHRI - The peaceful battle by women's rights activists geared towards ending the ban on female spectators in Iranian sports stadiums…
Iran finishes third in 2017 World Taekwondo Championships
PayvandNews - Iran men's national taekwondo team has put in convincing performances at the 2017 World Taekwondo Championships in South…