IRAN: FURTHER INFORMATION: MAN ARRESTED AT 17 AT RISK OF EXECUTION: HAMID AHMADI
Amnesty - Iranian man Hamid Ahmadi, arrested at 17 and sentenced to death on the basis of torture-tainted “confessions” is…
Month: January 2018
Lawyer “Worried” About Detained Iranian Protesters After Officials Claim Two Committed Suicide
CHRI - A lawyer representing the families of two detainees who died in custody in Iran after being arrested during…
Death Sentence Against Swedish Resident Ahmadreza Djalali Under Review
CHRI - Branch 33 of the Supreme Court in Iran is reviewing the death sentence issued to Ahmadreza Djalali, an…
Rouhani moves to leverage unrest to loosen IRGC grip on economy
Al-Monitor - In the aftermath of the recent protests in Iran, public announcements about a concerted effort to get the…
Iran ‘concerned’ by Turkish assault on northern Syria
Al-Monitor - Iran’s Foreign Ministry has expressed hope that Turkey’s airstrikes against the US-backed Syrian Kurdish forces in the northern…
Iranian Parliamentary Group To Get Access To Detained Protesters
PayvandNews - Iranian media are reporting that members of parliament will be allowed access to prisoners who were detained during…
Iranian Actress Baran Kowsari appointed new ambassador of Yari Foundation
PayvandNews - Actress Baran Kowsari has been appointed the ambassador of the Yari Foundation, an Uppsala-based charity organization founded by Iranian…
Mashhad in the spotlight: inequality plagues Iran’s holy city
Guardian - The wave of anti-government protests in Iran at the end of December began in one of the country’s…
Open letter by Hashim Khastar to the United Nations Secretary-General
To Excellency Mr. Gutters, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, (more…)
Is Iran setting up new military forces in West Bank?
Al-Monitor - The Israeli Shin Bet announced Jan. 3 the dismantling and arrest of an espionage cell working for Iran…