Foreign experts to help protect Persepolis, ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire, against lichens
PayvandNews - Separate teams of Italian and Spanish experts will join hands with Iranian counterparts to cope with spreading lichens…
Month: February 2018
Expanding regional rivalries: Saudi Arabia and Iran battle it out in Azerbaijan
PayvandNews - It's the pot calling the kettle black. As Saudi Arabia accuses Iran of seeking to encircle it with…
Quds Force Commander Calls For ‘Eradication’ of Israel.
RFL/RE - Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds (Qods)Force, has called for the “eradication”…
Another Woman Arrested In Iran For Protesting Against Compulsory Veiling
RFL/RE - A woman has been arrested in Iran after peacefully protesting against compulsory veiling, the latest such incident in…
Rouhani Orders Probe Into Prison Suicides
RFL/RE - President Hassan Rouhani has appointed a committee to investigate recent “regrettable incidents” at detention centers in Iran, according…
Iran: No Report On The Fate Of Detained Human Rights Activist
Iran-HRM - Concerns are growing about the fate of human rights activist, Behnam Musivand, who was arrested at his house…
Iran: The Fourth Inmate Murdered In Sanandaj Prison
Iran-HRM - Authorities in Sanandaj Prison murdered an inmate by the name of Hossein Gholizadeh on Feb 13, reports indicate.…
Protesters Arrested In Tonekabon Were Mentally And Physically Mistreated
Iran-HRM - Thirteen protesters who were arrested in recent nationwide protests by the security forces were summoned to a Tonekabon…
U.S. Calls On Iran To Release Detained Opposition Leaders
RFL/RE - The U.S. State Department late on February 15 called on Iran to release three opposition leaders who have…
U.S. Calls For UN Action, Citing Report Of Iranian Arms Embargo Violations
RFL/RE - U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley says it is "time for the Security Council to act"…