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Month: June 2018

Child Refugees With Disabilities in Iran Struggle to Access Education and Healthcare

CHRI - In interviews conducted by the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) ahead of this year’s World Refugee Day,…

Iran’s calendar in dire need of reform

Al-Monitor - Last month, Iran’s education minister said he intends to create a two-week "winter holiday"before the new Iranian school year starts this fall.…

U.S. Asks Japan to Halt Iran Oil Buying in Harder Stance

Bloomberg - The U.S. has asked Japan to completely halt oil imports from Iran, going beyond the reductions that were…

Japan PM plans Iran visit in July, a first in 40 years: Report

PyavanNews - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering a state visit to Iran in July as Tokyo is seeking…

She defends the downtrodden. So Iran put her in jail.

washingtonpost - When  ROUHANI ran for president of Iran in 2013, he campaigned on the promise of promoting human rights…

Merkel Calls On Europe To Counter Iran’s ‘Aggressive Tendencies’

Radiofarda - German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called on Europe to "urgently" take measures to counter Iran’s "aggressive" activities in…

Iran Walks Out As Russia, Saudis Gain Support For Oil Output Increase

RFL/RE  - Iran's oil minister has walked away from negotiations with other major oil producers over a significant increase in…

Teacher Activist Still In Detention, Deprived Of Medical Treatment

Iran-HRM - Mohammad Habibi, a member of the board of directors of the Teacher’s Trade Association of Tehran, has been…

IHR Warns Against Execution of Ramin Hossein Panahi in Iran

Iran Human Rights - Iran Human Rights warns that the execution of the Kurdish political prisoner, Ramin Hossein Panahi, may…

Iran preps for sanctions by expanding major port project

Al-Monitor - Providing landlocked Central Asia with shipping access through Iran’s southeastern Chabahar port has been a hot topic since the fall…