Jailed British-Iranian Aid Worker To Face Trial On New Security Charge
RFL/RE - A detained British-Iranian aid worker jailed in Iran is to face a second trial on new security charges,…
Month: May 2018
Sufi Bus Driver on Death Row in Iran Denies Killing Policemen in Audio File Released by Lawyer
CHRI - Mohammad Salas’ Attorney Zeynab Taheri Summoned to Court to Face Charges The lawyer of Tehran-based death row prisoner Mohammad…
Vigilante Groups Disrupt Reformist Party Congress In Tehran
Radiofarda - Vigilante groups in Tehran have disrupted reformist National Trust Party congress Friday, May 25, to prevent the reinstating…
Bipartisan Amendment Rules Out Strike On Iran Without Congressional Authorization
Radiofarda - A bipartisan amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act passed by the House of Representatives on Thursday May…
Civil Activist Summoned To The Culture & Media Court
Iran-HRM - Based on a subpoena received by Mehrdad Garivani on May 16, 2018, he must go to branch 2…
Defensless Border Porter Shot And Dead By Agents
Iran-HRM - A young border porter from Urmia was killed when Iran’s armed forces shot at him on Sunday morning,…
NAJA Confronts Café Nets Using Anti-Filters
Iran-HRM - Mehdi Mir-Mehdi the head of Tehran’s Computer Techs Guild Union cited the increase in use of anti-filters during…
Young Baluch Men Killed In Rock-Throwing Attack By The State Police
Iran-HRM - The state police threw stones at a vehicle on Friday morning which caused a car crash, leaving two…
Iran Environmental Activists Sentenced To 18 Months Behind Bars
Iran-HRM - Hamed Sepehri and Jafar Ebrahimi, two environmental activists from Bukan, northwest Iran, were sentenced to 18 months behind bars in…
Trump Says China’s ZTE Given A Reprieve Over Iran Sanctions Violations
RFL/RE - The U.S. government has reached a deal to put Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE Corp back in business after…