Iran: Three Prisoners with Drug Charges Taken to Solitary Confinement for Execution
Iran Human Rights -Three prisoners in Isfahan Central Prison are in imminent danger of execution for drug related charges. Three…
Month: July 2017
Iran: Four Prisoners Including Afghan Citizens Executed
Iran Human Rights - A prisoner was reportedly hanged at Zabol Central Prison, and three prisoners were reportedly hanged at Zahedan…
Three Prisoners Hanged While Iranian Authorities Stay Silent
Iran Human Rights - Two prisoners were reportedly hanged at Bandar Abbas Central Prison on drug related charges, and a prisoner…
Political Prisoners Including Swedish Resident Hidden from Ambassadors During Evin Prison Visit
CHRI - Shortly before Iranian officials took the Swedish and other foreign ambassadors on a staged tour of Evin Prison on July 5,…
Iran Rejects Trump Warning About U.S. Prisoners
RFL/RE - Iran has rejected demands by the United States that Tehran release Americans detained in Iranian prisons. Iranian Foreign Ministry…
Iran’s Telecommunications Minister Pledges To “Get Rid of” Foreign Social Media Despite Past Failed Attempts
CHRI - President Hassan Rouhani's Telecommunications Minister Mahmoud Vaezi has refuted criticism that he has been unwilling to block online content deemed…
Photos: Iran launches mass-production line for Sayyad-3 missiles
PayvandNews - Iran's Defense Minister General Hossein Dehghan has said his ministry is able to provide the defense needs of the…
Impoverished Children Without Identification Documents Deprived of Education in Iran
CHRI - Children without state-issued identification documents mostly from Iran's underdeveloped border provinces are being denied education in Iran, attorney Osman…
Iran, Iraq sign MoU to boost defense and military cooperation
PayvandNews - Iran and Iraq have signed a memorandum of understanding to boost defense and military cooperation in a variety of…
Joint Letter to President Rouhani: Stop Mr. Pourmahammadi’s Reappointment
HRW- Stop Mr. Pourmahammadi's Reappointment Dr. Hassan Rouhani President Islamic Republic of Iran Your Excellency: On May 19, 2017 Iranian voters…