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Month: September 2017

One Prisoner Hanged In Northwestern Iran

Iran Human Rights -  a prisoner was executed at Urmia Central Prison (Darya) northwestern Iran. According to a close source, on…

Iran: Man Executed For Drug Charges In Ardebil

Iran Human Rights -  One prisoner was reportedly executed at Ardebil Central Prison (Northwestern Iran). According to a close source, on…

Freed Iranian Baha’i Leader Mahvash Sabet Describes Unjust Trial, Prison Conditions

CHRI - "We never betrayed our country and never will." Mahvash Sabet, a leader of Iran's persecuted Baha'i faith who was released from Evin Prison…

Iranians rail against Apple, Google over pulling of apps

Al-Monitor - Imagine trying to hail an Uber on a street corner only for the Uber app on your iPhone to suddenly…

Iranian media say Barzani a fixer for West, Israel

Al-Monitor - The independence referendum in Iraqi Kurdistan is a hot issue in the Iranian press, with ongoing coverage of the…

Iran’s Health Officials Raise Alarm over Islamic Medicine: Imam Reza drugs or Holy Mary incense

Radiozamaneh - A phenomenon referred to as "Islamic Medicine" has been rapidly growing in popularity in Iran raising concerns in the…

Iran’s AUT team wins 1st place at France’s IMAV 2017

PayvandNews - A team from Tehran's Amir Kabir (Polytechnic) University of Technology secured the first place in Virtual Challenge category of International…

U.S. Supreme Court Signals It May Dismiss Case Against Broadened Trump Travel Ban

RFL/RE - The U.S. Supreme Court on September 25 signaled that it may dismiss a constitutional challenge to President Donald Trump's…

Iran says land border with Iraqi Kurdistan remains open

Al-Arabia - Iran’s foreign ministry said Monday that its border with Iraqi Kurdistan remained open despite its independence referendum, reversing an…

Iranian Miners’ Call for Justice Echoes in Social Media

Radiozamaneh - In December of 2015 miners of Agh Dareh gold mines staged a number of protests which earned many miners…