US-Iranian man gets 25 years prison for trying to buy missiles for Iran
Al-Arabia - A dual citizen of Iran and the United States was sentenced on Wednesday to 25 years in prison…
Month: March 2018
Lies as the distinguishing feature of Syria, Russia and Iran
AL-Arabia - The cruel Syrian war launched by Bashar al-Assad on his people seven years ago under the name of…
US Military Official: Iran Naval Forces Halt ‘Provocations’
VOA - Iranian naval forces appear to have deliberately halted their provocations of U.S. Navy ships in the Persian Gulf…
Iran’s Growing Water Shortage Protests Spur Accusations of Mismanagement
VOA - Escalating street protests by Iranians against water shortages in a rural part of central Iran have inspired more…
Iran: Crackdown on Dervish Minority
HRW – Iranian authorities arrested over 300 members of the minority Dervish Muslim community in late February 2018 after police…
Iran Executions: A Man Hanged in Khoy Central Prison
Iran Human Rights - A prisoner was hanged at Khoy Central Prison on rape charges. (more…)
Detained Human Rights Lawyer Forced to Choose Counsel From Judiciary’s Approved “List”
CHRI - Security Agents Create “Climate of Fear” Around Local Prosecutor’s Office Mohammad Najafi, a human rights lawyer who is…
Iranian Lawyers: Judiciary’s Mandatory List of Approved Counsel Sets “Dangerous Precedent”
CHRI - Note to Article 48 Detrimental to Fundamental Right to a Fair Defense Three human rights lawyers in Iran…
Men Detained at Women’s Rights Rally in Iran Remain Behind Bars After Female Detainees Released
CHRI - The women who were detained at a women’s rights demonstration in front of the Iranian Labor Ministry in…
Revolutionary Guards Violently Arrest Teachers’ Rights Activist in Front of High School Students
CHRI - 29 Teachers Advocate For Habibi’s Freedom Teacher and trade union activist Mohammad Habibi was beaten and arrested by…