Reading Montesquieu in Tehran
Al-Arabia - Although the recent visit to Tehran by Britain’s new Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt did not produce the result…
Month: December 2018
Report: How Iran spreads disinformation around the world
Al-Arabia - Website Nile Net Online promises Egyptians “true news” from its offices in the heart of Cairo’s Tahrir Square,…
Political Prisoner Sends Message on the International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women
Iran-HRM - Iranian political prisoner Soheil Arabi, imprisoned for his social media postings since November 2013, sent a message from…
Members of persecuted Baha’i faith arrested amid surge in persecution of the minority
Iran-HRM - On Wednesday, November 28, security agents arrested two Baha’is in Karaj near Tehran and took them to an…
Iran Reportedly Launches ‘Stealth’ Destroyer
RFL/RE - Iran has launched a domestically made destroyer, which state media said has radar-evading stealth capabilities, amid rising tensions…
UN Calls On Iran To Release Activists Jailed Over Hijab Protests
RFL/RE - UN human rights experts have called on Iran to release human rights defenders and lawyers who have been…
Pence to Israeli Americans: Iran Increasingly Unable to Aid Anti-Israel Proxies
VOA - U.S. Vice President Mike Pence says Washington’s pressure campaign against Iran is working, with Tehran increasingly losing its…
Iran: Prisoner Hanged Convicted of Murdering Prominent Cleric
Iran Human Rights (IHR); December 1, 2018: A prisoner convicted of murdering a prominent cleric who had allegedly sexually abused…
Iran: Public Execution of a Person with Mental Illness
Iran Human Rights (IHR) - A prisoner was hanged in public at Iranian city of Taft (Central Iran) on Thursday,…
Rouhani Cabinet’s Refusal to Allocate Funding for Disabilities Law Will Harm Millions
CHRI - Law for the Protection of the Rights of Disabled Persons Requires Designated Funding (more…)