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Month: September 2017

Iranian Journalist Loses Eye and Part of His Face to Cancer Untreated While in Prison

CHRI - Iran's Systematic Denial of Medical Treatment to Prisoners Causes Yet Another Catastrophic Illness Iranian Journalist Alireza Rajaee Prominent journalist Alireza…

Each tourist means 30 barrels of oil in revenues for Iran

PayvandNews - Every single foreign tourist visiting Iran spends an average of $1,200, bringing in income as much as exporting 30…

STOP THE IMMINENT DESTRUCTION OF MASS GRAVE SITE OF VICTIMS OF 1988 PRISON KILLINGS

Amnesty - Immediate action is needed to stop the imminent destruction of a mass grave site in the southern Iranian city…

Iran Confirms Appeals Denied Three Jailed Americans, Lebanese

RFL/RE - Iran's judiciary has confirmed that an appeals court has upheld 10-year prison sentences for a U.S. citizen, an Iranian-American…

U.S. ‘Deeply Concerned’ By Death Sentence Against Iranian Spiritual Leader

RFL/RE -- The United States says it is "deeply concerned" by reports that imprisoned Iranian spiritual leader Mohammad Ali Taheri has…

Report: Iran Sent Warnings to US Aircraft Twice in 6 Months

VOA - Iran's Arabic language TV station al-Alam is reporting that the country's air defense base sent two warnings in the last six…

Imprisoned Labor Activist on Hunger Strike Needs Hospital Treatment, Wife Says

CHRI - Three weeks on hunger strike in Rajaee Shahr Prison have inflicted serious physical harm on prominent labor activist Reza…

Critically Ill Political Prisoner Refused Medical Leave with One Month Left to Serve on Sentence

CHRI - The lawyer for ailing political prisoner Ehsan Mazandarani has requested his client spend the month remaining for the completion of his…

Iran’s City of Yazd revels in tourism surge

PayvandNews - The central Iranian province of Yazd is on track to welcome more tourists by registering a major boost in…

Reports: 11 Schoolgirls Killed In Iran Road Accident

RFL/RE - Iranian media reports say a bus crash has killed 12 people, all but one of them schoolgirls travelling to…