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Month: August 2018

EU Agrees 18 Mln Euro Development Aid For Iran

radiofarda - The European Union agreed 18 million euros ($20.6 mln) in aid for Iran on Thursday, including for the…

Google Blocks Accounts In ‘Influence Operation’ Linked To Iran

radiofarda - Google said Thursday it blocked YouTube channels and other accounts over a misinformation campaign linked to Iran, on…

British Airways, Air France To End Direct Flights To Iran

rferl.org - British Airways and Air France say they will suspend direct flights to Iran next month, blaming low profitability.…

Labor Activist Behnam Ebrahimzadeh Detained

iran-hrm - Former political prisoner and labor activist Behnam Ebrahimzadeh was arrested by security forces around Kermanshah (western Iran) and…

Provisional Arrest Ordered for Two Iranian Human Rights Lawyers

iran-hrm - According to a close source, on the morning of Saturday, August 18, Ghasem Sho’le Sa’di and Arash Keykhosravi,…

60 European MPs Call on President Rouhani to Work For Nasrin Sotoudeh’s Release

iranhumanrights - 60 members of the European Parliament (MEP) called on Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to “do all within your…

Unpaid Workers Arrested at Protests Against Iran’s Biggest Sugar Production Company

iranhumanrights - After security forces attempted to violently repress protests at the Haft Tappeh sugarcane company in southeastern Iran, at least…

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe ‘has lost patience’ with UK diplomacy

theguardian - Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian woman serving a five-year jail sentence in Iran, has reached “the end of her…

Senior Cleric Says Iran Will Target U.S. Allies If U.S. Attacks

radiofarda - A senior Iranian cleric warned the United States on Wednesday that if it attacks Iran, its allies in…

Merkel Cool On EU Independent Payment System To Save Iran Deal

radiofarda - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday she agreed with her foreign minister that relations with the United…