Iran-HRM – Iran’s judiciary has sentenced Shaparak Shajarizadeh to two years behind bars and 18 years of suspended imprisonment for opposing compulsory veil.

Radiofarda – Up to fifty persons have been arrested in northwestern Iran, days ahead of the annual gathering at a historic fortress in Eastern Azarbaijan province, human rights activists report.

Radiofarda – Iran protested on Sunday against the Netherlands’ expulsion of two of its diplomats and threatened to retaliate for the “unfriendly and destructive move”.

Radiofarda – Iran’s State Sharia Penal Authority (SSPA) says organized crime has taken place in government subsidized vehicle imports.

Radiofarda – Iran’s Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh says his country’s Foreign Ministry officials are not happy with the details of the package of economic measures offered to Tehran in order to make sure that Iran stays in the nuclear deal with the West.

Iran-HRM – Two missing young men believed to be abducted by the state forces in a June 11 gathering of National Steel Group workers have still not been heard from. Reza Reyhani, 17, and Khaled Khasraji, 18, took part in a peaceful rally of Ahvaz National Steel Group workers demanding overdue wages.

Iran-HRM -The drought in Sistan and Baluchistan has intensified, and the residents of this southeastern province of Iran are not just facing lack of water. They are also facing sand and dust storms, fire, hunger, and tuberculosis.

Iran-HRM – The sentences of three political prisoners whom have been held in absentia (absence) since January 2017, was announced to them on Wednesday, July 4, 2018. According to their verdicts, Majid Asadi was accused twice and sentenced to 6 years imprisonment, and Payam Shakiba and Mohammad Banazadeh were accused three times and each sentenced to 11 years imprisonment. Majid …

Iran-HRM – Amnesty International on June 29, 2018 said, “Iranian prisoner of conscience and human rights defender Arash Sadeghi is being subjected to torture by Revolutionary Guard officials who are blocking his access to

Al-Arabia – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ordered the country’s President Hassan Rouhani to present new reports that “clearly explain the government’s recent allocation of foreign currency and gold coins to companies and individuals.