Iran’s Judiciary Should Free Labor Activist Reza Shahabi Who Suffered Stroke
CHRI —The Iranian judiciary should immediately free ailing trade unionist Reza Shahabi, who recently suffered a stroke in Rajaee Shahr…
Month: December 2017
Forced Confession of Academic on Death Row in Iran Has No Legitimacy
CHRI - Islamic Republic Has Long History of Forcing False Confessions in Politically Motivated Cases December 18, 2017—The forced confession…
Iran’s Culture Ministry Successfully Pressures Iranian Director to Cancel Film Screening in Canada
CHRI - Iranian director Abdolreza Kahani cancelled a screening of one of his films in Canada after Iran’s Ministry of…
Will Iran, Russia find solution to Caspian dilemma?
Al-Monitor - Nearly three decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union and following 26 years of tough negotiations, a…
Iran calls Haley’s missile claim ‘ridiculous’
Al-Monitor - On Dec. 14, Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to the United Nations, gave a speech from a US…
Why The Risk Of War Is Higher With Iran Than North Korea
PayvandNews - There is a fear that the United States might become embroiled in war in 2018 with Iran, North…
Iran says aviation giants Boeing, Airbus and ATR to fund plane purchases
PayvandNews - Iran's aviation officials have played down speculations that the administration of US President Donald Trump would block sales…
In Letter From Evin Prison, Narges Mohammadi Demands Judiciary Stop Violating Due Process Rights
CHRI - Political prisoner Narges Mohammadi has criticized Iran's judiciary and security organizations for holding detainees in solitary confinement for…
Macron: Assad Will Stay in Power as Russia, Iran ‘Won on the Ground’ in Syria
sputniknews - French President Emmanuel Macron said that the international coalition will have won in Syria in February and that…
IMF sees steady growth for Iran but economic reforms needed
AP - The International Monterrey Fund is predicting a steady growth in Iran's economy but cautions it still faces a…