Iran Drops Effort to Set Single Exchange Rate as Rial Sags
VOA —Iran formally opened a secondary market for hard currency Tuesday, abandoning after three months an effort to dictate a…
Month: July 2018
Rights Attorney Summoned to Court in Iran After Signing Letter Criticizing Judiciary’s Restriction of Right to Counsel
CHRI - Attorney Hossein Ahmadiniaz, the defense counsel in several cases involving human and political rights in Iran, has been…
Why Putin won’t throw Iran under the bus in Syria
Al-Monitor - The Finnish capital of Helsinki will host a summit July 16 between US President Donald Trump and his…
Iran moves closer to reinstating Zoroastrian city councilor
Al-Monitor - The reinstatement of Sepanta Niknam, who won nearly 22,000 votes in May 2017 for a seat on the…
US targets Iran’s tourism: Airlines halt service
PayvandNews - The US government says it has sanctioned a Malaysia-based tourism agent for Iranian private airline Mahan Air which…
Disillusioned Regime Insider Calls On Khamenei To Step Down
Radiofarda - Former supporter and now opposition figure Abolfazl Qadiani says Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali “Khamenei should step down…
Should Hijab Laws Apply To Tourists? Iranian Clergy Debate
Radiofarda - Renowned conservative cleric Mohsen Gharavian has called on the Iranian government July 9 to abolish compulsory hijab regulations…
U.S. Envoy Calls For Germany To Block Iran Cash Withdrawal
Radiofarda - The U.S. ambassador to Germany has called on Berlin to block an Iranian bid to withdraw large sums…
Lawyer Of Gonabadi Dervishes Arrested, Taken To Evin Prison
Iran-HRM - Mostafa Daneshju, lawyer of Gunabadi Dervishes who was arrested on July 7, was taken to Ward 209 of…
Kurdish Cultural Activists Arrested Ahead Of Poetry Reading
Iran-HRM - The state security forces arrested five Kurd caultural activists on July 5, 2018, ahead of a poetry reading…