Innocent Bystanders Killed in Anti-Smuggling Operations in Iran’s Sistan and Baluchestan Province
CHRI - More than 100 people, including innocent bystanders, are killed every year in anti-smuggling operations in Iran's Sistan and Baluchestan…
Month: October 2017
Iran’s Ex-Reformist President Banned From Public Appearances Week After Six MPs Sentenced to Prison
CHRI - Iran's former reformist President Mohammad Khatami has been banned from making public appearances and receiving political guests for three…
Iranian Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri: Arrest of My Brother Was “Expected”
CHRI - First Vice President of Iran, Eshaq Jahangiri, has confirmed the arrest of his brother, Mehdi Jahangiri, calling it an…
Keeping the competition out: Iran startups thrive despite sanctions
Reuters - Low on cash but high on hope, Iran’s technology entrepreneurs are learning to live with revived hostility in the…
About Half A Million Road Accident Deaths In Iran In Two Decades
RFL/RE - Taghi Mehri, Iran's police chief announced that 459,000 lost their lives in traffic accidents in Iran within less than…
Saudi women drivers spark Iranian social media buzz
DW- Ordinary Iranians have taken to social media in response to Saudi Arabia's reforms allowing women to drive. Many compared…
Trump Set to Decertify — But Not Scrap — Iran Nuclear Deal
VOA -U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to decertify the Iran nuclear agreement next week but stop short of scrapping…
Senior Reformist Politicians Sentenced to Prison, Banned From Political Activities
CHRI - Seven prominent Iranian reformist politicians who wrote in an open letter that the judiciary has been given an…
Iran claims 5 orbital slots to place satellites
PayvandNews - Iran's Minister of Communication and Information Technology announced that Iran has been granted 5 orbital slots, adding arrangements…
Iranian Authorities Arrest Vice President’s Brother
RFL/RE - An Iranian news website has reported the arrest of the brother of the country's vice president over various…