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Month: February 2018

Rights Group: Security Agents Killed At Least 20 in Sistan and Baluchistan Province in 2017

CHRI - At least 20 ethnic Baluchis were killed and 19 wounded after being shot by law enforcement agents who…

Swedish Resident Facing Death in Iran Details How He Was Forced to Make False Statements

CHRI - The wife of a Swedish resident imprisoned in Tehran has revealed the way her husband, Ahmadreza Djalali, was coerced…

Revised Law Could Save Thousands on Death Row in Iran

CHRI - Up to 5,000 people facing death in Iran could be saved as a result of a recently revised…

Iranian women steadfast in campaign to attend soccer matches

Al-Monitor - was in the Italian city of Milan on April 15, 2015, when I decided to attend the local soccer match at…

“Iranian Women’s Movement Museum” inauguration: “From Evin With Love”

PayvandNews - In light of International Women's Day, the exhibition "From Evin, With Love" will open on March 9, 2018 in The…

Iranian Says Secure Nuclear Deal Before Talks On ‘Other Issues’

RFL/RE - A senior Iranian official says the West must ensure that the 2015 nuclear deal is a success before…

UN rights experts urge Iran to annul death sentence against Ahmadreza Djalali

OHCHR – United Nations human rights experts* have repeated their urgent call to Iran to annul the death sentence against…

After Protests, Khamenei Shows New Interest In Corruption

RFL/RE - The Islamic Republic’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called upon government officials to get serious about confronting corruption,…

Quran Reciter Accused of Child Abuse Back In The Spotlight

RFL/RE - The reformist fraction in the Iranian Parliament has once again dragged Saeed Toosi, known as Supreme Leader Ayatollah…

U.S. Secretly Tried To Open Talks With Iran Over Prisoners: WSJ

RFL/RE - For the first time in the presidency of Donald Trump, the U.S. signaled its willingness in December to…