Prominent Activists Defy State Ban on Visiting Hospitalized Opposition Leader Mehdi Karroubi
CHRI - From right to left: Amin Ahmadian, Bahareh Hedayat, Mostafa Tajzadeh and Fakhrolsadat Mohtashamipour at the Rajaei Medical Center in…
Month: August 2017
Family, US Congress Convince Imprisoned US Permanent Resident to End Hunger Strike in Iran
CHRI - Nizar Zakka "Under Intense Torture and Pressure" A Lebanese-born US permanent resident who was sentenced in September 2016 to…
Student Imprisoned for Refusing to Spy for Iran’s Intelligence Ministry Denied Visitation Rights
CHRI - Imprisoned for refusing to spy for Iran's Intelligence Ministry, Hamid Babaei has been denied visitation rights at Rajaee Shahr…
Political Prisoners’ Letter to Foreign Ambassadors Who Went on Staged Tour of Evin Prison
CHRI - Editor's Note: On July 5, 2017, dozens of foreign diplomats based in Iran went on a staged tour of Evin Prison…
Is the EU Pushing Back Against Trump on Iran?
PayvandNews - The European External Action Service (EEAS) has officially announced that the EU High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy Federica…
Iranian teams grab 16 titles in RoboCup 2017
PayvandNews - Iranian teams managed to scoop 16 titles in the biggest and most reputable robotic competitions in the world held…
Russia’s Gazprom, Iran’s OIEC sign deal over oil fields
PAyavdnNews - Russia's Gazprom has signed a cooperation agreement with an Iranian company over the development of two major oil fields…
Iranian Opposition Cleric Karrubi Hospitalized For Second Time
RFL/RE - Iranian opposition figure Mehdi Karrubi has been hospitalized for a second time in a week due to a heart…
Iranian Sugar Plant Workers Detained Without Bail After Protesting Unpaid Wages and Benefits
CHRI - Eight workers at one of Iran's largest and oldest agricultural companies remain detained without bail after being arrested for…
Iran’s economy a ‘masterpiece of structural ambiguity’
Al-monitor - The economy dominated Iran's recent presidential election. Hassan Rouhani, the incumbent, argued that integration into the global economy is the only path…