Iran’s Khamenei Demands Punishment in New Sex Abuse Scandal
VOA - Iran’s supreme leader has called for swift punishment of those involved in a high school sex abuse scandal…
Month: May 2018
Iranian Education Ministry’s Job Requirements Prevent People With Disabilities From Applying
CHRI - Iran’s Education Ministry is violating Iranian law and the country’s commitments to the UN Convention on the Rights of…
50 Years Later, Iranian Security Forces Are Still Trying to Silence the Iranian Writers Association
CHRI - Police and security forces blocked an event commemorating the 50th anniversary of the anti-censorship Iranian Writers Association (IWA) by raiding…
Wave of Baha’i Arrests in Iran Raises Alarm at Faith’s UN Office
CHRI - The Baha’i International Community (BIC) at the United Nations has expressed alarm over a spate of arrests of…
Can the EU meet Iran’s expectations for keeping nuclear deal?
Al-Monitor - President Donald Trump’s unilateral withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of…
Iranian student stands up to Khamenei, calls for democratization
Al-Monitor - In a three-hour meeting with Iranian students May 28, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei criticized those inside the…
U.S. Says Religious Persecution Persists In Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan
RFL/RE - The United States says religious persecution continues to be widespread around the globe as it unveiled its annual…
Fasting, Faith, And The Hijab: Rohani’s Recipe For Iranian World Cup Success
RFL/RE - As Iran's national soccer team finalizes its squad and tactics for the upcoming World Cup in Russia, President…
Khamenei Distances Himself From Judiciary and State TV As Criticism Escalates
Radiofarda - Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has distanced himself from Iran’s hardline Judiciary and “politically biased” state TV,…
Israeli Security Advisor To Meet Bolton To Coordinate Against Iran
Radiofarda - Israel’s National Security Advisor, Meir Ben-Shabbat left for Washington on Monday to meet John Bolton, his newly appointed…