Iran’s Rouhani warns the US: ‘We can quit the nuclear deal’
Al-Arabia - President Hassan Rouhani warned on Tuesday that Iran could abandon its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers within hours…
Month: August 2017
Iran: Raising the Death Penalty Bar
HRW — The Iranian parliament on August 13, 2017 approved a long-awaited amendment to the country's drug law that significantly raises…
Iran: Scheduled execution of man arrested as teenager is an all-out assault on children’s rights
Amnesty - The planned execution on Wednesday morning of Mehdi Bohlouli, who was only a child at the time of the…
Women’s Rights Activist Demands Rouhani Provide Reasons for His Exclusively Male Cabinet
CHRI - President Hassan Rouhani must explain why he didn't nominate women to serve in his new cabinet, feminist researcher Nahid…
Political Prisoner Responds to “Dolled-Up” Evin Prison Visit by Foreign Ambassadors
CHRI - A political prisoner held in Evin Prison since 2009 has harshly criticized a state-organized "dolled-up" tour of the facility by a…
Ahmadinejad camp brazenly assaults Iranian judiciary
Al-monitor — Former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his inner circle have been at the center of a storm on the Iranian…
Beheading of IRGC fighter unites Iranians
Al-monitor - Imagery of the decapitated body of Mohsen Hojjaji, a fighter from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) who was dispatched…
Reports: Iraq To Mediate Between Saudi Arabia, Iran
RFL/RE - An Iraqi leader has said his country will take the role as mediator between rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran,…
Iranian Lawmakers Raise Thresholds Triggering Death Penalty For Some Drug Offenses
RFL/RE - Iran's parliament has ended the death penalty for certain drug violations, raising the thresholds that can trigger capital punishment…
Iran’s Khamenei names conservative cleric to arbitration body
Al-Arabia - Iran's supreme leader has appointed a conservative cleric to head a council that mediates disputes between government bodies, Iranian…