Total preparing to do Russia-style Iran funding
PayvandNews - Total has indicated that it plans to use the same solutions it employs for doing business in Russia under…
Month: October 2017
Death Of Young ‘Porter’ Highlights Plight Of Iran’s ‘Human Mules’
RFL/RE - Working in the smuggling trade in Iran is a risky business -- one that has cost the lives of…
Iranian Reformist Leaders Sentenced To Prison, Political Ban
RFL/RE - A court in Iran has sentenced seven reformist politicians, including a brother of former pro-reform President Mohammad Khatami, to…
U.S. Judge Orders Iran To Pay $63.5 Million To Former U.S. Marine Jailed In Tehran
RFL/RE - A U.S. judge has ordered Iran’s government to pay $63.5 million to a former U.S. Marine who was held…
Iran, Iraq Hold Joint Drill Near Iraqi Kurdish Region
RFL/RE - Iran says its military has held a joint military drill with the Iraqi armed forces amid tensions over a…
Admins of Iranian Pirated Movies Website Arrested After Complaints from “Licensed” Rivals
CHRI - Six administrators of a popular site selling pirated foreign films with Farsi-language subtitles and voiceovers online have been arrested…
Dozens Arrested in Iran for Celebrating Iraqi Kurdish Independence “Yes” Vote
CHRI - Security forces detained dozens of people in Iranian Kurdish-populated cities on September 26, 2017 following the "yes" vote in…
‘The last Iranian Americans’
Al-monitor - On Sept. 24, the United States announced a revised travel ban that, unlike its predecessors, may face fewer legal…
Winners of 2017 ‘Sepanta Awards’ at 10th Annual Iranian Film Festival in San Francisco announced
PayvandNews - Director Parviz Shahbazi's "Malaria" has been crowned best at the 10th Annual Iranian Film Festival in San Francisco. The…
Interview: ‘It will take a lifetime of dedication to save Asiatic Cheetah’
PayvandNews - The Asiatic cheetah also known as Iranian cheetah is a Critically Endangered cheetah subspecies surviving today only in Iran. It once…