Expulsion of Baha’i University Student Nikan Shaydan
Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) – Just shy of obtaining his associate’s degree in industrial mold making, Baha’i student Nikan…
Month: September 2018
University of Tehran Student Soha Mortezaei Sentenced to Six Years’ Imprisonment
Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) – Graduate student in humanities and Secretary of Tehran University Central Student Union Soha Mortezaei–…
Rouhani Should Be Called to Account for Human Rights Abuses in Iran at UN Gathering
CHRI —As President Hassan Rouhani comes to NY to attend the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly, the Center for…
Iran’s rich, influential religious singers eclipse clerics
Al-Monitor - In the Islamic calendar, the month of Muharram marks a special time for Iranians when they dress in…
Mandatory hijab hunger strike enters 50th day
Al-Monitor - Iranian activist and physician Farhad Meysami marked the 50th day of his hunger strike, causing alarm among activists…
Iranians lash out at preferential treatment of pilgrims
Al-Monitor - The decision by Iranian authorities allowing pilgrims who wish to visit holy sites in neighboring Iraq to pay visa…
U.S. Ambassador Says Volkswagen Agrees To Pull Out Of Iran
RFL/RE - The U.S. ambassador to Germany has told Bloomberg News that automaker Volkswagen has agreed to comply with U.S.…
Satirist Keyomars Marzban Arrested by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, Held Incommunicado, No Access to Lawyer
CHRI - Keyomars Marzban, a 26-year-old satirist, has been held incommunicado in Tehran's Evin Prison and without access to counsel…
Envoy: US Seeking to Negotiate Treaty With Iran
VOA - The United States is seeking to negotiate a treaty with Iran that will cover both its ballistic missile…
Instagram posts by kids of Iran’s political elite stir outrage
observers.france24.com - Selfies with a pet tiger, a Ferrari, or a $3800 handbag… the Instagram pages of children of the…