Iran: Halt Drug-Related Executions
HRW - Spate of Executions Despite Imminent Reforms: The Iranian government should immediately halt all executions for drug-related offenses while parliament debates amendments…
Month: July 2017
Rouhani: We must not get caught in US ‘trap’
Al-monitor - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, reacting to new US sanctions against Tehran over its missile program and alleged support for terrorism,…
Iran struggles to address smuggling in Kurdish areas
Al-monitor - Iranian authorities are struggling to address smuggling in border areas, and particularly the Kurdish region, where local economies are…
Rohani Says Tehran Will Respond ‘Appropriately’ To New U.S. Sanctions
RFL/RE - Iranian President Hassan Rohani says that Tehran would "respond appropriately" to new U.S. sanctions while reiterating that his country…
With U.S. scholar’s conviction, power struggle escalates between Iran’s president and hard-liners
Washington Post — A high-stakes power struggle between Iran's moderate president and his hard-line opponents in the judiciary appeared to escalate…
Iran Accuses U.S. Of Trying To ‘Poison Atmosphere’ With ‘Illegal’ Sanctions
RFL/RE - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif accused U.S. President Donald Trump's administration of trying to "poison the atmosphere" by…
US puts new sanctions on Iran over ballistic missile program
Al-Arabia - The United States slapped new economic sanctions against Iran on Tuesday over its ballistic missile program and said Tehran’s…
Wife of Princeton Student ‘Unjustly Imprisoned’ in Iran Calls for His Release
VOA - The wife of a Princeton University graduate student sentenced to 10 years in prison for espionage in Iran said…
‘Positive Signs’ Seen by Supporters of British-Iranian Woman Jailed in Tehran
VOA —A British opposition lawmaker campaigning for the release of a British-Iranian woman jailed in Iran for more than a…
Iran: Five Prisoners Executed
Iran Human Rights - Four prisoners were reportedly hanged at Isfahan Central Prison, and a prisoner was reportedly hanged at Chabahar…