Young Man Sentenced As Juvenile Executed in Iran Despite Case Ambiguities
CHRI - Abolfazl Chezani Sharahi, 19, was hanged in Iran’s Central Prison in the city of Qom on June 27,…
Month: July 2018
63 University Groups Slam Rouhani and Reformists For Crackdown on Students
CHRI - Sixty-three student organizations from universities across Iran have issued a statement sharply criticizing President Hassan Rouhani for a…
Iran’s economic crisis gives Rouhani chance to hit ‘corrupt networks’
Al-Monitor -Iran’s recent domestic political developments have surprised many observers and analysts. Historically, the country’s political factions have tended to…
Tehran in fresh diplomatic push to salvage nuclear deal
Al-Monitor - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is in Switzerland as part of a European tour that will take him to…
Austria To Lift Iranian Diplomat’s Immunity Over Alleged Bomb Plot
RFL/RE - Austria is stripping the immunity of an Iranian diplomat suspected of involvement in an alleged plot to bomb…
Unrest Spreads In Khuzestan Over Fresh Water Scarcity
Radiofarda - Protests continued in Iran’s oil-rich Khuzestan province on Monday July 2, in support of protesters in the port…
Detained Activist’s Case Not Delivered To Court Husband Says
Radiofarda - The case file against prominent Iranian lawyer, former political prisoner and human rights activist Nasrin Sotoudeh has not…
‘No Trace of 20 Cars Stolen From MPs’ In Tehran
Radiofarda - A member of the Iranian parliament says that in the past one year twenty cars belonging to MPs…
Toxic Gas Leak, Fire Kill 5 Workers Near Iranian Capital
Radiofarda - The Iranian media say a toxic gas leak and a fire have killed five workers in two separate…
Fire Sweeps Through Golshahr Market, Locals Blame Municipality Authorities
Iran-HRM - A huge fire which raged for hours through a local market by the name of Golshahr in Karaj,…