Turkey’s Revolution Looks like Iran’s – but in Slow Motion
gatestoneinstitute - The SAVAK's infamous Evin prison, which once held as many as 5,000 of the Shah's political enemies, soon…
Month: October 2018
Governments must put an end to death penalty cruelty and take steps towards full abolition
Amnesty - Prisoners under sentence of death must be treated with humanity and dignity and held in conditions that meet…
Economic Frustrations Compel Merchants to Strike Nationwide
Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)- Over the course of the past few months, a 60-plus percentage drop in the value…
World Day 2018: Death penalty; an inhumane punishment for death row prisoners, their families and society as a whole
Iran Human Rights - Every year several hundred people are executed by the Iranian authorities. According to reports by Iran…
“Oppression Stops Life:” Narges Mohammadi Recounts Returning to an Empty Home
CHRI - For the first time in more than three years, Iranian political prisoner Narges Mohammadi was allowed to go on a…
Three People Sentenced to Death in Iran as 32 Others Issued Harsh Sentences For Alleged Currency Hoarding
CHRI - Unnamed “special courts for economic crimes” in Iran have sentenced three people to death and condemned 32 others…
Nasrin Sotoudeh’s Husband Charged With National Security Crimes For Anti-Compulsory Hijab Activism
CHRI - Sotoudeh’s Sister Threatened With Arrest Imprisoned Iranian attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh’s husband, Reza Khandan, has been charged with national security crimes for…
Iran summons pundit, soccer icon over quake relief donations
Al-Monitor - "People will be the supreme judges," wrote Ai Daei at the end of a lengthy post on his Instagram…
Iran’s launch of ‘Look East’ 2.0
Al-Monitor - Tehran hosted national security and deputy national security advisers from China, India, Russia and Afghanistan on Sept. 26,…
Iran Is New Transit Point For Somali Charcoal In Illict Trade Taxed By Militants: UN Report
Radiofarda - Criminal networks are using Iran as a transit point for illicit Somali charcoal exports that earn Islamist militants…