What’s wrong with the Iranian army? Deadly shootings put spotlight on forced military service
LA Times - One night last year at an army barracks in Tehran, a tormented young conscript rousted his sergeant from…
Month: September 2017
Iran: One Prisoner Executed in Western Iran
Iran Human Rights - A prisoner was executed at Yasuj Central Prison on murder charges. According to IRIB News Agency, on…
Iranian Teachers’ Rights Activist Facing 14 Years Behind Bars for Peaceful Advocacy
CHRI - Imprisoned teacher's rights activist Mahmoud Beheshti-Langroudi is facing 14 years behind bars in Iran after the confirmation of his…
Political Prisoner Atena Daemi Denied Major Surgery After Authorities Insist on Keeping Her Cuffed
CHRI - Imprisoned children's rights activist Atena Daemi has been denied a major operation after demanding that the authorities fulfill their promise to…
Former KRG PM emerges to shake up Kurdish politics
Al-Monitor - As referendum frenzy engulfs Iraqi Kurdistan, a prominent Iraqi Kurdish politician has been busy putting together a coalition of…
IAEA monitoring of Iran deal going on smoothly: Yukiya Amano
PayvandNews - The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says Iran has been providing the UN nuclear watchdog with…
Reports: Iran Charges Telegram Management Over Extremism, Pornography Allegations
RFL/RE - Iranian news agencies say Tehran's prosecutor has filed criminal charges against the "management" of Telegram, the popular encrypted…
Top US General Says Exiting Iran Nuclear Pact Would Make Future Deals Tough
VOA - The top U.S. military officer said on Tuesday Iran was complying with the pact curbing its nuclear program and…
Iran Points At US and Warns of New Nuclear Arms Race
VOA - Iran's deputy foreign minister pointed at the United States in warning on Tuesday that a new nuclear arms race…
Iranian Soldier Beheaded by IS in Syria Mourned as an Icon
VOA — Iran's supreme leader and thousands of others Wednesday mourned a young Revolutionary Guard soldier beheaded by the so-called Islamic…