Taking On Iran’s TV Taboos For Women: Cucumbers, Earlobes, And The Chuckle
RFL/RE - Censors for Iran's state-controlled broadcasters routinely go to considerable lengths to prevent audiences from seeing anything they might…
Month: September 2018
Iraqi Military Hosts Counterparts From Russia, Iran, Syria
RFL/RE - Iraq says its senior military commanders have met in Baghdad with their counterparts from Russia, Iran, and Syria…
PRISONERS ON DEATH ROW IN IMMINENT DANGER OF EXECUTION
Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) – Earlier today, September 1, 2018, three political prisoners on death row in Zahedan (capital…
Political prisoner sentenced to lashings for late return from furlough
Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) – Mohammad Amin Abdollahi will receive 74 lashes for surpassing the end date of his…
Flogging and Prison Sentence for Iranian Lawyer
Iran Human Rights - According to reports confirmed by Iran Human Rights (IHR), the Iranian lawyer Mohammad Najafi has been…
The Unknown Fate of a Death-Row Political Prisoner’s Brother
Iran Human Rights - There has been no information regarding the whereabouts of Farhad Abdollahpour. He was arrested for investigating…
2018 Asian Games: Iran Wins Gold in Volleyball, Silver in Basketball and Bronze in Water Polo
PayvandNews - Iran national volleyball team defeated South Korea to take a gold medal on Saturday at the 2018 Asian…
Iranian Musician Kayhan Kalhor Wins Isaac Stern Human Spirit Award
PayvandNews - Four-time Iranian Grammy Award nominee Kayhan Kalhor was one of the two winners of the Isaac Stern Human Spirit Award…
EU will continue efforts to keep Iran nuclear deal alive: Federica Mogherini
PayvandNews - European Union's foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini says the 28-nation bloc would continue its work to preserve a…
Iran Arrests Two More Lawyers Bringing Intense Pressure On Defenders
Radiofarda - Iranian intelligence officers arrested two human rights lawyers Payam Dorfeshan and Farrokh Forouzan Friday August 31, reported lawyer…