Unable to Locate Activists, Iran’s Intelligence Ministry Illegally Detains Their Family Members
CHRI - The Iranian Intelligence Ministry has illegally detained or summoned close relatives of at least three activists from northwestern…
Month: January 2018
Rouhani under fire over criticism of Shiite Imams
AL-Monitor - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is facing a backlash over his latest comments about no one being above criticism…
Arrivals of Chinese tourists in Iran fall short of expectations
PauvandNews - The number of Chinese tourists visiting Iran in 2017 fell short of expectations as just 80,000 of the…
Iran Leader Said Eyeing Ways To Muzzle ‘Mad Dog’ Internet
RFL/RE - Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei met recently with "cyberspace experts" to discuss challenges that the Internet poses to…
Will Iran’s Parliamentary Visit to Evin Prison Bear Fruit?
HRW - This coming Sunday a group of Iranian parliamentarians plan to visit Evin prison in Tehran, where dozens of…
The US just changed course in Syria — and could now look to confront Iran
businessinsider - The US's 2,000 or so forces in Syria will directly oppose Iran's 70,000. Sgt. Matthew Callahan/US Marine Corps…
Will Iran turn Azerbaijan into another Iraq?
Al-Arabia - Azerbaijan’s government and many intellectual Iraqis feel deeply worried by what they view as Iran’s manipulation of Shiite…
Iran has fired 23 ballistic missiles since start of 2015 nuclear deal, explosive report shows
FOX – Iran has aggressively pursued its ballistic missile program since agreeing to the 2015 nuclear deal, regularly launching nuclear-capable…
Qassameh, “an Oath to Kill” a defendant in Iran
Iran Human Rights - Mojtaba Ghiasvand was hanged at Rajai Shahr Prison on October 30, 2017, while there was no…
In Iran: A Scientist’s Appeal for Retrial
Iran Human Rights - Ahmad Reza Jalali (Djalali), Iranian physician and researcher whose death sentence was approved by the Supreme…