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Month: June 2018

Iran resumes train service to Turkey’s Van after 3 years

Payvandnews - Iran says it has launched a train service to Turkey's Van after a hiatus of about three years…

Sufi Bus Driver Mohammad Salas Was Executed Despite Evidence Of Innocence

Iran-HRM - Despite a global campaign to save the life of Sufi bus driver Mohammad Salas, reports indicate this 51-year…

Iran: Sufi bus driver executed at dawn after unfair trial

Amnesty - Mohamed Salas was executed by the Iranian authorities at dawn on 18 June 2018.  (more…)

Iran Executes Sufi Man Convicted Of Killing Police In Clashes

RFL/RE - Iranian authorities have executed a man convicted of killing three police officers during clashes involving members of a…

MPs Accuse Firebrand Cleric Of Being Behind Threats

Radiofarda - Two members of the Iranian Parliament (Majles) have responded to Mashad’s firebrand Friday prayer leader Ayatollah Ahmad Alamolhoda’s…

Advisor To Supreme Leader Says State Institutions ‘Infiltrated’ By Foreign Intelligence

Radiofarda - A member of the Islamic Republic’s Expediency Council, a body that advises the Supreme Leader, has cautioned about…

Kidnapping Suspect Arrested In Iranshahr

Radiofarda - Security forces have arrested one of the men suspected of kidnapping dozens of girls and young women in…

Cash Fine For Porter, Victim Of Mine Explosion

Iran-HRM - A porter in Iran who had lost one of his eyes and legs to a mine recently has…

Gonabadi Dervish Women Beaten In Qarchak Prison

Iran-HRM - Gonabadi Dervish women imprisoned in Qarchak Prison of Varamin were severely beaten on Wednesday, June 13, 2018, by…

Iran’s Rouhani in Europe in July to seek backing for nuclear deal

Al-Arabia - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will visit Austria and Switzerland next month as part of a campaign by Tehran…