300 protesters reportedly remain in jail during Iran’s massive pro-reform protests
Reuters - The Iranian authorities have released most of the people arrested during December's anti-government protests but around 300 remain…
Month: January 2018
300 Iranian Women’s Rights Advocates Voice Support For Protests, Demand Equality
CHRI - More than 300 Iranian women’s rights’ activists have expressed support for the recent anti-government protests in Iran and demanded…
Iranian Pastor’s Wife Sentenced to Five Years in Prison For “Acting Against National Security”
CHRI - Judge Ahmadzadeh Has Sentenced 16 Christians to Prison In Less Than A Year Shamiram Isavi, the wife of Victor…
Iranian-Kurdish Activist Sentenced to Death Says He Was Wrongfully Convicted of Drawing a Weapon
CHRI - Iranian-Kurdish political activist Ramin Hossein Panahi will appeal the death sentence he was issued on January 25, 2018, by Branch…
Iranian Sunni Cleric Faces Travel Restrictions: “It All Comes Down to Intolerance”
CHRI - Regardless of how much he attempts to cooperate with Iran’s Muslim Shia government, the country’s highest-ranking Muslim Sunni…
Opposition figure voices rare criticism of Iran’s top leader
abcnews - An Iranian opposition figure under house arrest has voiced rare criticism of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, blaming him…
Iran’s hijab protest catches on
theweek - A second woman has been arrested in Iran for disobeying the country’s strict dress laws, which require women…
Iran’s Relationship With Qatar Could Be Crumbling
nationalinterest - Tensions between the Gulf states and Qatar developed into an outright feud last June as a result of…
Iran’s Secret Shunning of a Minority Faith
Bloomberg - The Baha'i have been excluded from basic civic functions like pensions and education. They're publishing the proof. (more…)
Footage shows renewed protests in several Iranian cities overnight
AL-Arabia - Protests renewed in Iran overnight according to videos and footage which showed people protesting in Bandar Abbas in…