CHRI – Abolfazl Chezani Sharahi, 19, was hanged in Iran’s Central Prison in the city of Qom on June 27, 2018, despite serious concerns about how his case was handled, a source with knowledge about his case told the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI).

CHRI – Sixty-three student organizations from universities across Iran have issued a statement sharply criticizing President Hassan Rouhani for a crackdown led by his Intelligence Ministry on students who were arrested during nationwide protests in December 2017 and January 2018. “Dr. Rouhani’s ‘moderate’ government has not only failed to defend the students but evidently his Intelligence Ministry is involved in …

Al-Monitor -Iran’s recent domestic political developments have surprised many observers and analysts. Historically, the country’s political factions have tended to unite in the face of increased external pressure. However, this time, the reaction to intensified US pressure has been an escalation of domestic tensions, including calls for the impeachment of moderate President Hassan Rouhani. One can try to understand the …

Al-Monitor – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is in Switzerland as part of a European tour that will take him to Austria for negotiations centered on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). The visit comes as Tehran is already feeling the pinch after Washington’s withdrawal from the nuclear deal and is awaiting proposals from the European signatories on how to …

RFL/RE – Austria is stripping the immunity of an Iranian diplomat suspected of involvement in an alleged plot to bomb a meeting of exiled Iranian opposition groups in France.

Radiofarda – Protests continued in Iran’s oil-rich Khuzestan province on Monday July 2, in support of protesters in the port city of Khorramshahr.

Radiofarda – The case file against prominent Iranian lawyer, former political prisoner and human rights activist Nasrin Sotoudeh has not yet been delivered to the court, her husband disclosed on July 1.

Radiofarda – A member of the Iranian parliament says that in the past one year twenty cars belonging to MPs have been stolen in Tehran.

Radiofarda – The Iranian media say a toxic gas leak and a fire have killed five workers in two separate incidents at plants near the capital, Tehran.

Iran-HRM – A huge fire which raged for hours through a local market by the name of Golshahr in Karaj, southwest of the capital Tehran, injured four people and brought the 760-stall market to the ground, official media and witnesses said today.