Member Of Iranian Nuclear Negotiations Team Sentenced On Spying Charges
RFL/RE - A member of the Iranian team that negotiated a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers has been sentenced to…
Month: October 2017
Shocking video shows Iranian guards forcing Ahwazi Arabs to bark in detention
Al-Arabia - A video shared on social media showed Iranian security forces humiliating blindfolded Ahwazi Arabs and forcing them to bark.…
Turkish President Heads to Tehran Amid Iraqi Kurdish Independence Crisis
VOA — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan heads to Tehran Wednesday for meetings with Iran’s religious and political leadership. Bilateral relations…
Attorney Calls Out Local Governor For “Empty” Promises to Iran’s “Kulbar” Border Couriers
CHRI - An attorney representing Iranian border couriers, "kulbar" in Farsi, has criticized a local governor in northwestern Iran for making…
Gorgan Appeals Court Issues Prison Sentences, Fines for Facebook Posts
CHRI - Two residents of the Iranian city of Gorgan have been sentenced to prison and another fined for the content…
Will Iran revert to a parliamentary system?
Al-monitor - The recurring debate in Iran over reviving the position of prime minister has been resumed. This time, however, the…
Iran’s pressure on Kurds could backfire
Al-monitor - Iran devoted enormous energy to try to prevent Iraqi Kurds from holding their Sept. 25 independence referendum, accusing the Kurdish…
Iran Worried As Unemployment Reaches 60% In Some Cities
PayvandNews - The Islamic Republic's Interior Minister has expressed concern about unemployment; especially in those cities where he says about 60%…
Number of older persons in Iran grows 1.5-fold in a decade
PayvandNews - Census reports indicate that the number of persons, aged 60 years or older, has increased by 1.5-fold over the…
Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif visits Oman and Qatar
PayvandNews - Iran and Qatar have underlined the need for peaceful solutions to regional crises, as Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad…