10 Iranian HEPCO Workers Striking For Unpaid Wages Charged With “Disturbing Public Order”
CHRI - Ten striking workers at Iran’s Heavy Equipment Production Company (HEPCO) in the city of Arak, south of Tehran,…
Month: May 2018
US sanctions threaten Iran’s high hopes for tourism
Al-Monitor — Iran's numerous tourist attractions, many of which stem from its rich history and civilization going back thousands of…
Reformists face defeat in competition over Iranian speakership
Al-Monitor - On May 30, in an internal election over the speakership of Iran's parliament, moderate Ali Larijani defeated the…
Iran: Strikers Threatened By The Head Of The Judiciary
Iran-HRM - On the seventh day of a nationwide Iran trucker’s strike, the Head of the Judiciary, Sadegh Larijani threatened…
U.S. Issues Fresh Iran Sanctions, Targets Evin Prison
Radiofarda - The U.S. Treasury has imposed sanctions on six Iranians and three Iran-based entities, including the notorious Evin Prison…
Back To Basics: Iranian Student Schools Supreme Leader On Democratization, Other Woes
Radiofarda - Criticizing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is widely seen as among Iran's so-called red lines. Dozens of intellectuals,…
International Religious Freedom Report Reveals Gross Violations in Iran
Radiofarda - People practicing faiths other than Shia Islam continued to face discrimination and harassment in Iran in 2017, says…
Another Twist In Mysterious Murder Of 1981 Tehran Bombing Suspect
Radiofarda - The 2015 murder of an Iranian-born man living in the Netherlands under an assumed identity and thought to…
Iran’s Oil Exports Fall In May, When U.S. Quit Nuclear Deal – Petro-Logistics
Radiofarda - Iran's crude oil exports have declined slightly in May, according to estimates from a leading tanker-tracking company, in…
Larijani To Serve Another Term As Parliament Speaker
Iran-HRM - Iranian MPs re-elected conservative politician Ali Larijani as the Parliament’s speaker May 30. Larijani, who was nominated to…