Iran: Iranian Official Defends Amputation Of Man’s Hand
Iran-hrm - While the amputation of a man’s hand for stealing a sheep sparked domestic and international outrage, the head of the…
Month: February 2018
Ahmadinejad Criticizes Iran’s Judiciary After Arrests Of Supporters
RFL/RE - Iran’s former President Mahmud Ahmadinejad has renewed his criticism of Iran’s powerful judiciary following the arrests of several…
Iran Executions: At Least 10 Prisoners Scheduled to Be Executed
Iran Human Rights - At least ten prisoners, most of whom charged with murder, were transferred to solitary confinement at…
Iranian Hardline Cleric Says Protesters Should be Sentenced to Death
CHRI - A Friday prayer leader in Tehran has called for the death penalty to be issued to citizens who…
Shirin Ebadi: Bill That Restricts Protests to Designated Areas in Iran Adds “More Limits” to Freedom of Speech
CHRI - A proposed bill aimed at designating public spaces in Iran for protests will lead to “more limits” on…
IRAN: FURTHER INFORMATION: KURDISH MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH AFTER UNFAIR TRIAL: RAMIN HOSSEIN PANAHI
Amnesty - Iranian Kurdish prisoner Ramin Hossein Panahi has been on hunger strike since 27 January in protest of being…
How Iran sees Turkey’s military operation in northern Syria
Al-Monitor - The Turkish military operation in Afrin against Kurdish fighters has sparked different reactions among various parties involved in…
Rouhani: Iran has no need to negotiate over its defense
Al-Monitor - In a speech commemorating the opening of cultural centers honoring the Iran-Iraq War, which Iran refers to as…
Iran publishes report saying 49% of Iranians against compulsory veil
CNN - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has waded into a highly charged debate over the country's mandatory hijab law, abruptly releasing…
The Erasure of Islam from the Poetry of Rumi
Newyorker - Acouple of years ago, when Coldplay’s Chris Martin was going through a divorce from the actress Gwyneth Paltrow…