Iranian Court Tightens Restrictions On Ex-President Khatami
RFL/RE - Iran's Special Clerical Court has tightened restrictions against former President Mohammad Khatami, barring him from all public events…
Month: October 2017
US Officials: Trump to Decertify Nuclear Deal With Iran
VOA - President Donald Trump is likely to decertify the nuclear deal with Iran and turn it back to Congress for…
Rights Activist Barred from University Under Ahmadinejad Faces Same Roadblocks Under Rouhani
CHRI - Mahdieh Golroo: "I have lost hope along with the years of my youth." Iran's Intelligence Ministry has blocked formerly…
Exiled Members of Sufi Gonabadi Dervish Order Told to “Repent” or Serve Life in Prison
CHRI - The sentences of a lifetime in exile issued against Mohammad Ali Shamshirzan and Hamid Arayesh of the Sufi order…
Religious Freedom Advocate: “Iran’s Ruling Clerics are Followers of Machiavelli, Not the Mahdi”
CHRI - In February 2016, a senior member of Iran's ruling Shia Muslim clergy, Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, welcomed the head of the Nation…
How did haircuts and nail polish become part of Iran’s Shiite mourning rituals?
Al-monitor - The mourning ceremonies of Muharram are age-old traditions among Shiite Muslims around the world, especially those in Iran. The rituals commemorate the…
Iran’s President Rouhani Pushes Back against Security Media
PayvandNews - As in other authoritarian states, the Iranian media landscape is greatly shaped by outlets with close links to the…
Meeting In Tehran, Iranian And Turkish Presidents Stress Opposition To Kurdish State
RFL/RE - The presidents of Iran and Turkey say their countries will take steps to ensure that borders in the region…
Trump Likely To Give Speech On Iran Policy Ahead Of Deadline To Certify Nuclear Deal
RFL/RE U.S. officials say President Donald Trump will likely deliver an Iran policy speech next week, just days ahead of…
Iranian Singer Offered Bribes in Exchange for Cooperating with Rouhani Government
CHRI - Iranian pop singer Arya Aramnejad has been indefinitely banned from engaging in any musical activity by Iran's Culture and Islamic Guidance Ministry and…