Death Sentence for Expression of Opinion in Iran; Demand for a Retrial
Iran Human Rights - Sina Dehghan (Dehqan), who has been sentenced to death for “insulting prophet Muhammad,” has requested a…
Month: April 2018
Iran raises minimum wage in concession to workers
Al-Monitor - Following intense tripartite negotiations, the Iranian government, employers and unions agreed to increase the country's minimum wage by…
Four Iranian Military Personnel Killed In Bombing Of Syrian Base
Radiofarda - Four Iranians were killed in an airstrike on a Syrian airbase near Homs on Sunday, a news agency…
Blackouts On The Way, Warns Energy Minister
Radiofarda - Power outages are inevitable next summer across Iran, the country’s energy minister has warned. (more…)
Trump, Macron Vow ‘Strong’ Response As Emergency UN Session Set On Syria
Radiofarda - U.S. President Donald Trump and French leader Emmanuel Macron say they will coordinate "a strong, joint response" to…
Iran Says Imprisonment Of British National Not Linked To UK Debt
Radiofarda - A spokesman for the Islamic Republic’s Foreign Ministry denies any connection between the imprisonment of an Iraninan-British mother…
Sudden Rise Of Dollar In Iran Stops Currency Trading On Free Market
Radiofarda - Iran’s currency took another big hit, falling between 6-9 percent on Sunday, extending a slide to a new…
Iran: Hunger Striking Sunni Prisoner Denied Medical Treatment
Iran-HRM - prison authorities and the warden of Gohardasht Prison have refused to transfer hunger striking prisoner Hamzeh Darvish to…
Iran: Kurd Political Activist Detained To Serve Prison Term
Iran-HRM - Ronak Aghaei was transferred to Mahabad Prison on Wednesday, April 4 to serve her six month prison term…
Iran: Bushehr Friday Prayer Imam Says Music Is Haram
Iran-HRM - A sermon by Hassan Mosleh, the Friday Prayer Imam of the town of Borazjan in Bushehr was published…