iran-hrm – Mohammad Kalhori, a student who killed his teacher due to psychological problems in 2014 will probably be hanged in the upcoming days. Mohammad was sentenced to three years of prison and paying diyah (blood money) in a court of first instance due to his psychological problems, but after complaints by the victim’s family and involvement of members of …

iran-hrm – According to credible reports from Tabriz Prison, four detained protesters in Tabriz who were detained in the December/January protests were sentenced to hefty prison terms. According to this report, one of them was even sentenced to death. The sentences were issued by the 2nd Branch of the Tabriz Revolutionary Court.

iran-hrm – Political prisoner Hamidreza Amini was beaten in the hospital during a Nowruz visit with his family. According to reports, on the morning of Tuesday March 20, the wife and children the political prisoner, who had

radiofarda – Nearly 25,000 people have participated in an on-line poll launched by Radio Farda, on its website and Telegram channel, to identify the Newsmaker of the Year [Iranian year 1396].

radiofarda – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has tried to defend Iran’s military presence in regional countries such as Syria, Iraq and Yemen in a speech in Mashad on Wednesday March 21.

rferl.org – The United States has had “constructive” talks with France, Britain, and Germany about creating a side agreement to the Iran nuclear deal but is making contingency plans should the effort fail, the lead U.S. negotiator has said.

Radiofarda – The White House and ally Saudi Arabia assailed Iran for its support for rebels in Yemen, while the Iranian supreme leader hit back in a speech saying the United States was not capable of creating stability in the region.

Radiofarda – Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Hassan Rouhani joined fellow Iranians in celebrating Norooz, the Persian New Year, March 20 with divergent New Year’s wishes to the Iranian people.

Radiofarda – A reformists political activist has found common ground with hardline former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in their criticism of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. While ultraconservative Ahmadinejad has thus far limited his criticism to implicit comments, reformist Mostafa Tajzadeh has ventured more blunt remarks, calling the Supreme Leader “corrupt in practice.” Tajzadeh, 61, is a former deputy interior …

Radiofarda – The new representative of the Islamic Republic’s Supreme Leader to the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has described Israel as the “main enemy”, saying, “Our youth are fully prepared for the annihilation of Israel”.