EU Mulls Direct Iran Central Bank Transfers to Beat US Sanctions
VOA - The European Commission is proposing that EU governments make direct money transfers to Iran's central bank to avoid…
Month: May 2018
Iran Executions: A Man Hanged at Ardabil Prison
Iran Human Rights - A prisoner was hanged at Ardabil Central Prison on murder charges. (more…)
Legal Efforts Failed; Political Prisoner on the Verge of Execution in Iran
Iran Human Rights - The case of Ramin Hossein Panahi, a political prisoner who was sentenced to death, is sent…
Iran Tightens Internet Censorship by Requiring Government Agencies to Use State-Approved Search Engines
CHRI - After banning the widely used Telegram messaging app, the Iranian government is once again deepening its censorship and suppression of…
Iranian Judge Prosecutes Political Prisoner Without a Lawyer, Sentences Him to Five More Years
CHRI - Political prisoner Mohammad Ali (Pirooz) Mansouri, eligible for conditional release after spending more than a decade in Iran’s Rajaee…
Global Wikipedia edit-a-thon shines spotlight on the unsung women defending human rights around the world
Amnesty - Wikipedia enthusiasts from around the world are joining forces on 19 and 20 May 2018 to take part…
Nuclear weapons treaty exit on table as Iran gauges EU action on deal
Al-Monitor - While having granted Europe a chance to save the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Iran is in…
Iranian Canadian’s Widow Maryam Mombeini Hospitalized Two Months After Being Banned From Leaving Iran
CHRI - The wife of an Iranian Canadian academic who died in Iranian custody under suspicious circumstances in February 2018 was hospitalized…
Local Police in Southern Iran Accused of Killing Two Protesters
CHRI - At least two people are suspected to have been killed and several wounded after police in the south-western…
European Commission to Move to Block US Sanctions on Iran
VOA - The European Commission will initiate plans Friday to prohibit European companies from adhering to U.S. sanctions against Iran,…