Latest Victim of Repressed Iranian Protests Identified as 24-Year-Old Man From Karaj
CHRI - “They Buried Him Like He Was a Criminal” Hassan Shahin Tarkashvand, a 24-year-old man from the city of…
Month: January 2018
Iran’s Interior Ministry outlines 3 reasons for recent protests
Al-Monitor - Less than a month after the biggest street protests since 2009 rocked Iran, seemingly out of nowhere and…
Iran’s Currency Continues to Slump as Further Sanctions Loom
PayvandNews - The exchange rate of the U.S. dollar against Iran’s tuman has had another hike, rising from 3,700 tumans…
A New Film on Ancient Persia: “Taq Kasra: Wonder of Architecture”
Payvand.com - World Premiere of the film "Taq Kasra: Wonder of Architecture" will take place at the School of Oriental…
Billions From Iran Rainy-Day Fund Tapped For Military
RFL/RE - With some Iranians still hopping mad about state spending on religious institutions and foreign military ventures, Supreme Leader…
Iran Urged To Free Woman Who Took Stand Against Compulsory Veiling
RFL/RE - Amnesty International is calling on Iranian authorities to "immediately and unconditionally" release a woman who was arrested in…
In Davos, Gulf Arabs Slam an Absent Iran
VOA - Gulf Arab officials used the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday to slam Iran for what they…
In Iran: Execution Sentence for Providing a Dissident Party with Food and Shelter
Iran Human Rights - Hedayat Abdollahpour is sentenced to death on the charge of providing shelter and food as well…
IRAN: COMPULSORY VEILING IS ABUSIVE, DISCRIMINATORY AND HUMILIATING; END THE PERSECUTION OF WOMEN FOR PEACEFULLY PROTESTING AGAINST IT
Amnesty - The Iranian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release a woman arrested on 27 December 2017 in Tehran for…
Iranian Female Vocalist: “We Never Get a Chance to Practice Our Art in a Professional Setting”
CHRI - “I am a professional Iranian singer but I am only allowed to work if I perform with a…