Iran’s Rohani Slams U.S. Sanctions As ‘Economic Terrorism’
RFL/RE - Iranian President Hassan Rohani has denounced U.S. sanctions as "economic terrorism," and predicted if they succeed and Iran…
Month: December 2018
U.S. Seeks Extradition Of Chinese Executive In Iran Sanctions Case
RFL/RE - U.S. authorities are seeking the extradition of a top executive of China's Huawei Technologies over charges that she…
Family Planning Scholar Arrested on Vague Accusations in Tehran
HRW - Authorities Treat Experts as ‘Infiltrators,’ Deny Access to Lawyer. (more…)
A Daily Overview of Human Rights Violations in Iran for December 7, 2018
HRNA - The following is an overview of human rights violations in Iran on December 7th, 2018 based on the…
Iran Executions: Prisoner Hanged at Bandar Abbas Prison
Iran Human Rights (IHR) - A prisoner was hanged at Bandar Abbas Central Prison on murder charges last Tuesday. (more…)
Imprisoned Human Rights Lawyer Mohammad Najafi Slapped With Additional Charges
CHRI - Imprisoned human rights lawyer Mohammad Najafi appeared at Branch 1 of Iran’s Revolutionary Court in Arak, Markazi Province, to face…
Iranian Authorities’ Refuse to Allow Christian Convert Ebrahim Firoozi to See Dying Mother
CHRI - While battling breast cancer for the past year, Kobra Kamrani’s only wish was to see her son Ebrahim Firoozi,…
Iranian animation ‘Watch Me!’ goes to Oxford Film Festival in Ohio, US
PayvandNews - Iranian short animated piece 'Watch Me!', directed by Reza Mehranfar, has made it into the screening program of 16th…
Iran Executive Says EU Has Not Renewed Steel Exports Deal
Radiofarda - A member of Iran Steel Association says that the European Union has not renewed the agreement to buy…
U.S. Prosecutor Drops Appeal To Extend Turkish Banker’s Sentence – Anadolu
Reuters - New York prosecutors have withdrawn an appeal to extend the sentence of a former executive at Turkey's state-owned…