CHRI – The fact-finding commission set up by President Hassan Rouhani to investigate the recent spate of detainee deaths in Iran has produced no results since it was formed nearly three months ago, the lawyer of one victim’s family told the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) on May 7, 2018.

CHRI-Iran’s ban on the widely used Telegram messaging app has revealed a new state tactic for blocking access to or “filtering” online and digital content in the country: by order of the judiciary.

CHRI – – Shaparak Shajarizadeh has been arrested again for allegedly allowing her hair to show in public in Iran.

Shabtabnews – Mohammad Salas, a Sufi bus driver convicted in Iran of running over three policemen in the capital city of Tehran, could be hanged in a “few days” despite evidence to support his innocence.

Radiofarda – Up to 50 people are imprisoned in Iran every hour, the head of the Iranian Social Workers’ Association, Hassan Mousavi Chelak, has disclosed.

Radiofarda – Iranian analysts say the United States’ withdrawal from the nuclear deal with Iran, also called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), is likely to escalate factionalism and infighting in Iran and have far-reaching consequences for the country’s economy.

Radiofarda – Iraqis started voting on May 12 in the country’s first parliamentary elections since Baghdad declared victory over the Islamic State (IS) and routed the extremist group from most Iraqi territory last year.

Radiofarda – The chief of inspections at the U.N. nuclear watchdog has resigned suddenly, the agency said on Friday without giving a reason.

Radiofarda – A prominent Iranian cleric on Friday threatened two Israeli cities with destruction if the Jewish state “acts foolishly” and retaliates against it again, while thousands of protesters demonstrated against President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the Iranian nuclear deal with world powers.

Iran-HRM – His name is Jamil and he is 24. He got married four years ago and now has an eight month baby girl.