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Month: March 2018

Father and Son Political Prisoners Kept on Death Row in Iran For Eight Years Despite Deteriorating Health

CHRI - Two prisoners of conscience who have been behind bars for nearly a decade in Tehran’s Evin Prison have been denied…

The Trial of Mr. Salas and an Evil Plot Against the Gonabadi Dervishes and their Spiritual Head, Dr. Noor Ali Tabandeh

On 19th February  2018, a video clip was released online, showing a bus running over a number of people on the…

As Economic Problems Pile Up, Iran Cautiously Weighs Changes/ AP

Radiofarda - In recent months, Iran has been beset by economic problems despite the promises surrounding the 2015 nuclear deal…

Iran’s March Oil Exports Fall To Two-year Low As Asia Demand Eases: Source

Radiofarda Iran’s crude and condensate exports are set to fall to a two-year low this month as loadings for its…

Iran Attributes Attack On Its Embassy in London To Ayatollah Shirazi’s Followers

Radiofarda - Four men armed with batons and daggers entered the Iranian embassy in London Friday afternoon and replaced the…

Teacher’s Union Leader Violently Detained, Wife Says

Radiofarda - A member of the board of directors of the Teacher’s Trade Association of Tehran was battered and violently…

Police Spokesperson Says 27,000 Police Patrols To Be Active In Nowruz Holidays

Iran-HRM - The state-run ILNA news agency on March 7, quoted the Police Spokesperson Saied Montazer al-Mahdi as saying that…

Feminist Trio Takes Defiant Song To Tehran’s Subway, Video Goes Viral

RFL/RE - A video of three Iranian women singing a famous feminist song on Tehran's subway on March 8 to…

Woman behind ripple of change in Iran starts with campaign against hijab mandate

Al-Arabia - In light of the recent protests that swept Iran at the beginning of the year, calling for the…

Iran: The French soufflé fails to rise

Al-Arabia - According to those in the know in Paris, France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian is a smart soft-soaper…