iran-hrm – Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is one of the most widespread, persistent and devastating human rights violations in our world today remains largely unreported due to the impunity, silence, stigma and shame surrounding it.
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200 Wounded As Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake Shakes Western Iran
radiofarda – Iran said on Sunday that no fatalities had been reported but that about 200 people were injured after an earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck near its western border with Iraq, Iranian state TV reported.
Read More »Khamenei Says Trump Belittles Saudi Rulers And “America Will Lose”
radiofarda – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, in reference to Saudi Arabia, told a gathering on Sunday that the United States belittles those countries in the Middle East that are subordinate to Washington.
Read More »Reacting To Rouhani Remark, Netanyahu Calls For World To Join Sanctions
radiofarda – Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has quickly reacted to a remark by Iran’s president Hassan Rouhani who had called Israel “a cancerous tumor” in a speech on November 24.
Read More »Soccer Star Says Many Former Players In Iran Are Addicted To Drugs
radiofarda – Former Iranian soccer star, now in charge of football development at the local football federation, told local media this week that 17% of former Iranian footballers, who have played for different Iranian clubs and the national team, are suffering from drug addiction.
Read More »The CEO Of A Car Company Detained In Iran For Fraud
radiofarda – The CEO of the Iranian car company Azimkhodro (Great Car) and another suspect are detained for failing to deliver 4,000 pre-sold automobiles, Tehran’s Prosecutor-General has disclosed.
Read More »Iran’s Inflation Rate Soars To Nearly 35%
radiofarda – The Iranian Statistical Center has announced that the inflation rate in Iran for the period between 23 October and 22 November has risen by 34.9 percent compared to the same period last year.
Read More »Iranian FM Says U.S. Chemical-Weapons Accusations ‘Dangerous’
rferl.org – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says U.S. charges that Iran has a chemical weapons program are “obscene and dangerous.”
Read More »Iranian Migrants Rescued From Boat In English Channel
rferl.org – A group of eight migrants from Iran have been rescued from a small boat off the southern coast of Britain, the latest in a series of such incidents.
Read More »Iran’s Rohani Urges Muslims To Unite Against U.S.
rferl.org – Iranian President Hassan Rohani has called on Muslims across the world to unite against the United States, instead of “rolling out red carpets for criminals.”
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