Iran’s security forces face calls for accountability in wake of terrorist attack
Al-Monitor - Nearly three weeks have passed since a deadly terrorist attack targeted a military parade in Iran’s southwestern city…
Month: October 2018
Iran maneuvers to win back public trust in the rial
Al-Monitor - After months of a drastic and ongoing depreciation, the Iranian rial started recouping losses last week, mostly on…
Iranian media see Saudi-Turkey rift in Khashoggi case
Al-Monitor - Given that Saudi Arabia is Iran’s main regional rival, Iranian censors have allowed the Iranian media to extensively…
Students at Qom seminary are leaving for Najaf
Al-Monitor - In surprising news, the local Iranian press reported Sept. 25 that Ali Khomeini, a grandson of revolutionary leader and Islamic Republic…
Iranian homegrown satellite Dousti, Nahid-1 and Payam to be launched by year end
PayvandNews - Three Iranian domestically-made satellites will launch into space during the current Iranian calendar year (to be ended on…
Twitter Campaign to free Dr Noor Ali Tabandeh from house arrest.
Shabtabnews- On Friday 12th October, there will be worldwide twitter campaign between 18:30-19:30 GMT under #FreeTabandeh tag, to demand the…
Iran: Environmentalists Languish in Jail
hrw.org - Eight environmental activists arbitrarily detained in Iran in January and February 2018 remain in detention eight months later…
Authorities deliberately deprived human rights defender of hospital transfer
iran-hrm - Prison authorities prevented Arash Sadeghi of a pre-arranged appointment with a specialist in Tehran’s Khomeini hospital on October…
Iran hangs Yarsan Man arrested on religious ground
iran-hrm - The state media on October 9, reported that execution of a man convicted of rape. The state-run Fars…
Mass hunger strike by prisoners in protest at inhumane conditions
iran-hrm - More than 700 prisoners have gone on hunger strike protesting inhuman treatment of prisoners by the warden and…