Intelligence Ministry Agents Intimidate Family of Slain Farmer Killed at Protest
CHRI - Nematollah Shafiei was a bystander who was shot and killed during protests in Qahderijan, Isfahan Province, on January…
Month: January 2018
President Rouhani Changes Course and Acknowledges Protesters’ Varied Reasons For Discontent
PayvandNews - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani struck a more conciliatory tone in reacting for the second time to a wave of protests…
Iran’s Supreme Leader Blames Protests on Everyone But Himself
CHRI - Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has condemned the country’s recent nationwide protests as “devilish fireworks” organized by the…
Internet censorship a double-edged sword for Tehran
Al-Monitor -“Everything stopped suddenly. We are literally out of work now,” Alireza, a 24-year-old university student living in Tehran, told…
Tehran metro ranks 25th among world’s busiest subways
PayvandNews - With an annual ridership of 459 million, Tehran metro has attained the rank of 25 among busiest subway…
Italy signs EU’s biggest ever credit deal with Iran
PayvandNews - Iran and Italy have signed a major framework credit agreement worth 5 billion Euros which Tehran says is…
Iran’s catastrophes loom large
Al-Arabia - There’s a famous Arabic saying: “Chaos does not come individually; it comes in groups” and this is exactly…
Trump Reportedly Decides To Extend U.S. Sanctions Relief For Iran
RFL/RE - Media are reporting that U.S. President Donald Trump has decided to extend sanctions relief granted to Iran under…
Iran-Iraq Border Hit By Series Of Moderate Earthquakes
RFL/RE - A series of moderate earthquakes struck near the Iran-Iraq border and other areas of Iran on January 11,…
At least 8,000 people have been detained during Iran protests
Al-Arabia -The massive and widespread arrests of young people in different Iranian cities continue since the people took to the…