Attorney Crackdowns Persist as Hoda Amid is Taken into Custody
Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) – Hoda Amid, attorney and women’s rights activist, was arrested by security forces in her…
Month: September 2018
Why Iran must legislate away rampant corruption
Al-Monitor - Whether it is the lavish spending of well-connected elites or the nepotism evident in state institutions, there seems…
Long Reach Of U.S. Sanctions Hits Syria Reconstruction
Radiofarda - As Syrian President Bashar al-Assad attempts to turn military success into postwar reconstruction, Western sanctions are a major…
Sharp Drop In Iran’s Economic Growth Rate Forecasted
Radiofarda - The Iranian Parliament's Research Center has forecasted two dystopian economic growth rates for Iran by the end of…
Iran Supreme Leader: War unlikely but armed forces should boost capacities
Al-Arabia - Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday war was unlikely but called on Iran's armed forces…
Iran parliament drops plan to impeach education minister
Al-Arabia - Iran's parliament called off a planned vote to impeach the education minister on Sunday, Iranian media reported, offering…
Satellite images show Iranian missile bases in Syria’s Wadi Jahannam
Al-Arabia - Satellite images have revealed that Iran is building new missile bases in Syria, most notably in Wadi Jahannam…
IRGC Detainee Back In Zahedan Prison Custody
Iran-HRM - On the evening of Thursday, August 30, 2018, Abubakr Rostami, a political prisoner on death row, was transferred…
Azerbaijani Activist Arrested And Transferred To Sarab Prison
Iran-HRM - Seyed Jamal Mousavinejad, an Azerbaijani Turkic minority rights activist from the city of Sarab, was arrested by security…
Iranian Journalists Sentenced To Imprisonment, Flogging
Iran-HRM - Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the Iranian regime’s latest steps to reinforce online censorship, in which two journalists…