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Month: June 2018

Sunni Prisoner On Hunger Strike Demanding Furlough

Iran-HRM - Farshid Naseri, a Sunni prisoner held at Rajaie Shahr prison of Karaj, who is now serving the eighth…

Iranian nationalities meet in Barcelona on ‘right to self-determination’

Al-Arabia - The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO), in partnership with the Centre Internacional Escarré per a les Minories…

Iraq’s Maverick al-Sadr Moves Closer to Iran

VOA — Muqtada al-Sadr, the maverick Shiite cleric who emerged as the main winner in Iraq’s parliamentary elections last month, campaigned…

Hardline Clerics Lambast Idea of Direct Talks With U.S.

Radiofarda - A prominent hardline cleric and several Friday prayers leaders in various parts of Iran have harshly criticized the…

Pompeo Fires Back After Zarif’s List Of Demands

Radiofarda - A day after Iran's foreign minister set out preconditions paving the way toward rapprochement between Tehran and Washington,…

Jailed Iranian Rights Lawyer Rejects Bail Offer

RFL/RE - A prominent Iranian human rights lawyer who was arrested on June 13 has refused to post bail, Iranian…

Iran accuses rights lawyer Nasrin Sotouded of state security offences

Al-Arabia - Award-winning Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh faces prosecution on state security charges following her arrest in the…

Iranian General nicknamed ‘TOW missiles trainer’ killed in Syria

Al-Arabia - Iranian media have reported on Saturday the killing of Brigadier General Shahrokh Dayeepour, one of the Iranian field…

Iran Revolutionary Guards: Our frontlines are in Iraq, Syria and Lebanon

Al-Arabia - Iranian officials occasionally boast about their meddling in the affairs of neighboring countries, but the most recent example…

Open Letter: Distinguished Iranian Women Call on FIFA to Demand Iran End Its Ban on Women in Stadiums

CHRI —In an open letter, prominent women of Iranian origin including Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi, Oscar-nominated actress Shohreh Aghdashloo and…