Radiofarda – The commander of the United States’ fifth fleet has accused Iran of “destabilizing the region” by supporting Houthi rebels in Yemen, and Iranian Supreme Leader’s military adviser has said “Iran has no military presence in Yemen,” but added that “Iran can provide whatever the Yemenis might need.”
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Iran Arrests Theater Artists Over Shakespeare Production
Radiofarda – Authorities in Iran have detained two artists in connection with a production of Shakespeare’s play A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Read More »‘Scare the Enemy!’ – Khamenei Tells Armed Forces
Radiofarda – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called on Iran’s armed forces to strengthen themselves in order to “scare the enemy.”
Read More »Iran Completes Facility To Build Centrifuges – Nuclear Chief
Radiofarda – Iran has completed a facility to build advanced centrifuges, Iran’s nuclear chief was quoted on Sunday as saying, as Tehran prepares to increase its uranium-enrichment capacity if the nuclear deal collapses after the United States exits.
Read More »Another Conservative Watchdog Blocks Anti-Corruption Bills
Radiofarda – Iran’s Expediency Discernment Council (EDC) has rejected a bill proposed by President Hassan Rouhani’s Administration to amend a law concerning money laundering.
Read More »The Tehran summit: Three jugglers and a phantom
Al-Arabia – Is Russian President Vladimir Putin treating the Syrian conflict as a geopolitical version of a symphony by Tchaikovsky? Well, he started his intervention in Syria with a soft overture in the form of occasional support for the forces of the Syrian despot Bashar al-Assad before launching the first movement in the form of carpet bombing several cities, notably …
Read More »Suicide Tsunami In Iran, Beyond Disaster
Iran-HRM – A glance at the increasing trend of suicide in Iran
Read More »Outcry against Secret Executions of Zanyar & Loghman Moradi and Ramin Hossein Panahi
Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) – Three Kurdish political prisoners now lay buried in an undisclosed location after being executed in secret on September 8th on murder charges never proven in Tehran criminal court, sparking outrage from their families, attorneys, and the human rights community at large.
Read More »Iran, an open-air prison for lawyers: A report
Human Rights Activist News Agency (HRANA) – This past week has seen a sharp increase in the arrests of lawyers in Iran, many among them specialists in defending civil rights, women’s rights, and human rights activists.
Read More »Three Iranian Kurdish Political Prisoner Executed
Iran Human Rights (IHR) – Three Iranian Kurdish political prisoner, Ramin Hossein Panahi, Loghman Moradi and Zanyar Moradi, were executed this morning at Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj.
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