X

Month: May 2018

Rouhani Commission on Detainee Deaths in Iran Fails to Produce Results Three Months After Formation

CHRI - The fact-finding commission set up by President Hassan Rouhani to investigate the recent spate of detainee deaths in Iran has…

Iran’s Telegram Ban Reveals New Authority By Judiciary to Directly Order Online Content to Blocked

CHRI-Iran’s ban on the widely used Telegram messaging app has revealed a new state tactic for blocking access to or “filtering” online…

Shaparak Shajarizadeh Twice Arrested For Allegedly Removing Her Headscarf in Public in Iran

CHRI - - Shaparak Shajarizadeh has been arrested again for allegedly allowing her hair to show in public in Iran. (more…)

Lawyer: Sufi Bus Driver (Mr Salas) Could be Executed in “3 or 4 Days” Despite Innocence Plea

Shabtabnews - Mohammad Salas, a Sufi bus driver convicted in Iran of running over three policemen in the capital city…

Iran’s Overcrowded Prisons Hold A Quarter of A Million People, Says Chief Warden

Radiofarda - Up to 50 people are imprisoned in Iran every hour, the head of the Iranian Social Workers’ Association,…

Analysts Say U.S. JCPOA Exit Will Heighten Iran’s Economic Woes, Gov’t Infighting

Radiofarda - Iranian analysts say the United States’ withdrawal from the nuclear deal with Iran, also called the Joint Comprehensive…

Iraqis Vote Amid Struggle Between Shi’ite Leaders Aligned With Iran

Radiofarda - Iraqis started voting on May 12 in the country's first parliamentary elections since Baghdad declared victory over the…

U.N. Nuclear Watchdog’s Inspections Chief Quits Suddenly

Radiofarda - The chief of inspections at the U.N. nuclear watchdog has resigned suddenly, the agency said on Friday without…

Iran Cleric Threatens Destruction Of Israeli Cities

Radiofarda - A prominent Iranian cleric on Friday threatened two Israeli cities with destruction if the Jewish state "acts foolishly"…

Speaking With The Porter Who Was Shot By Iran Regime’s Border Guard

Iran-HRM - His name is Jamil and he is 24. He got married four years ago and now has an…