X

Month: April 2018

U.S Says Risks Remain For Those Considering Doing Business With Iran(Reuters)

Reuters - The United States on Tuesday welcomed reports that the European Union was considering new sanctions on Iran and…

U.S. Threatens Military Action Against Syria; Russia Warns Of ‘Grave’ Consequences

Radiofarda - U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to take military action against Syria over a suspected chemical weapons attack on…

Iran’s Ahwazi Arabs Subjected To Mass Arrests As Protests Sweep Across The Province

Iran-HRM - Security forces have rounded up and detained at least 400 Iran’s Ahwazi Arabs since early April, including several…

33% Of Iran’s Population Live In Absolute Poverty: Economist

Iran-HRM - A researcher and university professor announced the absolute poverty line for a four-person urban family in 2017 as…

Baluch Political Prisoner Denied Medical Treatment Despite Poor Condition

Iran-HRM - Mohammad Jazan Azizi, 21, who is detained in Zahedan Prison on charges of acting against national security was…

Water Mismanagement Leads To Serious Water Shortages In Sistan And Baluchestan Province

Iran-HRM - The governor of Nimruz said that 12,000 hectares of this city’s autumn crops were completely destroyed due to…

Iran: Political Prisoner Soheil Arabi Detained In Grim Conditions

Iran-HRM - Political prisoner Soheil Arabi, who has recently ended his 55-day hunger strike, is reportedly in dire conditions. (more…)

Iran Unifies Official and Open Market Exchange Rates as Rial Hit New Low

VOA — Iran unified the country's official and open market exchange rates, state media said, after its currency, the rial, plunged…

Iran: Jailed Rights Defender Ailing

HRW - Free Hospitalized Peaceful Activist Golrakh Iraee © 2014 Private (Beirut) – Iranian authorities should immediately release Golrokh Iraee,…

Rouhani Admin Facing Backlash Over Plan to Give 100 Vetted Journalists Uncensored Internet Access

CHRI - Iranian journalists and editors working for various news publications in Iran have strongly criticized the government’s decision to…