Iran’s Environmentalists Are Caught Up in a Political Power Struggle
HRW -The family of Kavous Seyed Emami, a prominent environmentalist and professor at Tehran’s Imam Sadegh University, broke the horrific…
Month: October 2018
Baha’i Crackdown Continues with Two More Arrests in Karaj
Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) – Two Baha’i residents of Karaj, a northwestern suburb of Tehran, became the latest victims…
Accused of Posing “Security Risk,” Iranian Actress Barred from Limelight
Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) – After being interrogated twice for her social media publications, Iranian actress Parastoo Salehi says…
Iran: Parade Attack Continues to Drive Ahwazi Arab Arrests
Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) – Authorities continue to arrest Ahwazi Arab citizens in connection to the attack on an…
Doctors, Coroner Plead Furlough for Sadeghi’s Chemo
Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) – Prison authorities continue to jeopardize the post-operative course of imprisoned civil rights activist Arash…
Imprisoned Activist Farhad Meysami “Kept Alive” With Serum Injections
CHRI - Farhad Meysami, an imprisoned civil rights activist, has lost “40 pounds” since beginning a wet hunger strike in…
Iran and the Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea
PayvandNews - On 12 August 2018, five littoral states of the Caspian Sea (Iran, Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan) signed…
Putin Says It’s Not Up To Russia To Persuade Iran To Pull Out Of Syria
Radiofarda - President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that it was not up to Russia to persuade Iran to pull…
‘Look East!,’ Says Khamenei, Disappointed With Europe’s Efforts To Save JCPOA
Radiofarda - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has elaborated on his disappointment with Europe during an October 17 meeting…
Two Iranian Dailies Indicted For Reporting On Sex Tourism By Iraqi Pilgrims
Radiofarda - Indictments have been issued against the directors of two Iranian newspapers for publishing reports on Iraqi pilgrims travelling…