Dropping interest rates could increase inflation in Iran
Al-Monitor — Real interest rates in Iranian money markets have risen to all-time highs under the administration of President Hassan…
Month: February 2018
Latest Iran poll suggests Trump rhetoric benefits hard-liners
AL-Monitor - More than two-thirds of Iranians are dissatisfied with their country's economic situation and most blame corruption and mismanagement, according…
PHOTOS: Zoroastrians celebrate annual feast of Sadeh in Yazd
PayvandNews - The Zoroastrians marked Sadeh, an ancient feast celebrating the creation of fire, in Yazd, Iran this week. The feast is marked on…
Conserving Iran and Iraq’s wetlands
unenvironment.org - There’s growing awareness in the Islamic Republic of Iran that wetlands are valuable and sustain livelihoods. Ramsar, “the…
United States lifts ban on farmed caviar import from Iran after 25 years
PayvandNews - An adviser to Iran's minister of agriculture reported on Wednesday that the United Stated has lifted the ban…
Iran’s Secular National Front Asks Rouhani Permit for Public Gathering
RFL/RE - The National Front, one of Iran’s secular political organizations, has called for a permit to hold a public…
New protests erupt across cities and towns in Iran
AL-Arabia - Protests have erupted once again in scores of Iranian cities and towns on Thursday, according to the network…
Report: Iranian Police Arrest Women Partaking in Anti-Hijab Campaign
VOA - Iranian police say they have detained 29 women they described as "deceived" who removed their obligatory Islamic veils…
15 Years on Death Row; A Report about Mustafa Salimi’s Situation in Saqez Prison
HRANA News Agency – Mustafa Salimi, death row political prisoner who is serving his 15th year of imprisonment, has returned…
Iran Executions: Third Juvenile Execution in a Month
Iran Human Rights - IHR has identified the prisoner who was executed on Tuesday at Noshahr Prison as Mahbubeh Mofidi.…