Iranian Leaders Speak of Threat of Social Media
VOA— Having survived popular protests across major cities in Iran, Iranian leaders are now turning to the tools that helped protesters…
Month: February 2018
29 Arrested in Tehran for Public Protests against Forced Hijab
CHRI - Police in Tehran have turned 29 people over to the judicial authorities for taking part in a growing…
Hardline Judge Keeps Iranian-American and Wife in Jail by Imposing $27 Million Bail
CHRI - Family Meets Bail for Wife, but Judge Still Refuses to Release Her The judge presiding over the case…
170 Iranian MPs Demand Ban on Foreign Social Media Apps
CHRI- A few weeks after major protests erupted across Iran in December 2017, the majority of the country’s lawmakers signed…
MPs Want To Designate A Place For ‘Legal’ Protests
RFL/RE - Members of parliament in Iran have prepared a motion for “implementing” Article 27 of the Islamic Republic’s Constitution,…
U.S. Sets Sanctions Against Individuals, Companies Linked To Hizballah
RFL/RE - The United States has hit six individuals and seven businesses linked to Lebanon’s Shi’ite Hizballah militia with terrorism-related…
UN Calls On Tehran To Ensure Fair Trial For Three Iranian Christians
RFL/RE - Four UN human rights experts have called on Iran to ensure “a fair and transparent final hearing” for…
U.S. Condemns Iran’s Arrest Of Protesters Against Compulsory Hijab
RFL/RE - The United States has condemned the arrests in Iran of at least 29 individuals “for exercising their human…
Iran arrests 5,000 demonstrators in recent protests
Al-Arabia - Iranian MP Ali Reza Rahimi said that local authorities have arrested nearly 5,000 demonstrators in recent protests which…
Iran: At least six young human rights defenders arrested in coordinated raids at risk of torture
Amnesty - Responding to reports that at least six young human rights defenders, including Shima Babaei and her husband Dariush…