Follower of Sufi Order Expelled From Iranian University After Refusing to Sign Pledge
CHRI - Sepideh Moradi Sarvestani, a follower of the Sufi Gonabadi Dervish order, was expelled from Tehran’s Tarbiat Modares University on February 3,…
Month: February 2018
25 Legal Experts Urge Iranian Official to Address “Public Archive” of Abuses Against Baha’is
CHRI - Twenty-five professors, lawyers and judges from around the world have called on the head of Iran’s High Council…
The IRGC’s Power Delusions Could Spell Catastrophe For Iran
RFL/RE - A deputy commander for the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp (IRGC) has boasted that Iran is capable of a…
‘Resistance Economy’ Means Prosperity for Few, Poverty for Many
RFL/RE - “Resistance economy” has re-emerged in Iranian official rhetoric following the wave of unrest that swept the country in…
Israel says Iran and Syria ‘playing with fire,’ warns Hezbollah must withdraw
Al-Arabia - Israel's military said Saturday Iran and Syria were "playing with fire" but that it was not seeking an…
Israeli fighter jet shot down after striking Iranian targets in Syria
Al-Arabia - Syrian air forces shot down an Israeli F-16 fighter jet after Israel intercepted an Iranian drone launched from…
Increasing Pressure on Sunni Prisoners in Rajai Shahr Prison
HRANA News Agency – A large group of Sunni prisoners who have been arrested and sentenced to imprisonment for religious…
Iran Executions: At Least One Prisoner Hanged in Rajai-Shahr Prison
Iran Human Rights - At least one prisoner was hanged at Rajai Shahr Prison on murder charges. (more…)
Thousands of Undocumented Iranians Denied Affordable Kerosene In Winter Months
CHRI - Tens of thousands of people living in poverty in Iran’s Sistan and Baluchestan Province are being denied heating…
Two Female Political Prisoners To Begin Refusing Food and Water Over Sudden Transfer to New Prison
CHRI - Imprisoned civil rights activists Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee and Atena Daemi have pledged to escalate their week-long hunger strike into a dry one…