Iran: Kurd man killed by security forces
iran-hrm - The Revolutionary Guards Corps murdered a Kurd man in the border region of Kermanshah Province and wounded and…
Month: April 2018
Teachers’ Rights Advocate Writes Scathing Letter From Prison on Revolutionary Iran’s Failed Promises
iranhumanrights - Prominent teachers’ rights advocate Esmail Abdi has written a letter from Evin Prison strongly criticizing Iranian officials’ for their…
Iran’s Expediency Council Dragging Its Feet Over Fate of Religious Minority Candidates in Local Elections
iranhumanrights - Six months have passed and the Iranian government has still not resolved the dispute over the suspension of…
Swedish Resident Who Tried to March Through Iran With Monarchist Flag Facing National Security Charges
iranhumanrights - On March 21, 2017, Kamran Ghaderi, an Iranian-born resident of Sweden, began walking from Stockholm toward Iran carrying the…
Iranian State Hackers Launched Attacks on Same Day Supreme Leader Issued Fatwa Forbidding Privacy Violations
iranhumanrights - On the same day that Iran’s supreme leader issued a religious ruling ordering the state to refrain from…
Facing No Water by May, Iranians Protest for 2nd Day
voanews - WASHINGTON — Iran's central province of Isfahan has seen a second consecutive day of street protests against water shortages,…
Jubeir: Iran and terrorism are two sides of one coin
alarabiya - Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Thursday in a meeting with Arab League foreign ministers ahead of…
Iran Responsible For Over Half of Executions World Over, Says Amnesty International
radiofarda - In a report released on April 12, London-based international human rights watchdog Amnesty International said “more than half…
Israeli Leader Warns Iran, Days After Air Strike On Syrian Base
rferl.org - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Iran not to test Israel and compared Tehran to Nazi Germany on the…
U.S. Treasury Secretary Warns Of ‘Very Strong’ Sanctions On Iran
rferl.org - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has signaled that the United States may impose "very strong" sanctions on Iran…