Iran Submits First Budget Since US Sanctions Restored
VOA — Iran’s president submitted next year’s budget to parliament on Tuesday, the first since the United States restored sanctions that…
Month: December 2018
A Daily Overview of Human Rights Violations in Iran for December 25, 2018
HRANA - The following is an overview of human rights violations in Iran on December 25th, 2018 based on the information…
Iran Executions: Man Hanged at Isfahan Prison
Iran Human Rights (IHR) - A prisoner was hanged at Isfahan Central Prison on murder charges. (more…)
Soul-searching Reformists debate whether to run in Iran’s next polls
Al-Monitor - Iran's next elections are to be held in 2020 and 2021, but it has already preoccupied Reformists' minds…
Contradictory Reports On Possible Death Of Ayatollah Shahroudi
Radiofarda - While some media outlets in Iran reported that Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroodi who was earlier said to be in…
Parliament Rejects Motion To Ban Marriage Of Girls Under Thirteen
Radiofarda - A parliamentary motion banning child marriage in Iran has been rejected by Majles (parliament), an MP reported. (more…)
Rising Poultry Prices In Iran Is Making It Too Expensive For Many
Radiofarda - While the price of a whole chicken is $1.3 per pound in the United States, the cost in…
Iran Officials Concerned As Foreign-Based Opposition Is Empowered
Radiofarda - During a speech at the Iranian parliament on December 18, Iran's Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi, a mid-ranking cleric,…
ANALYSIS: Closely bound to Tehran, Basra is aflame, again
Al-Arabia - Iraq’s second city, Basra, is burning again. Driven by a lack of city services and enormous, growing unemployment,…
Starving Boy, 11, Commits Suicide To Escape Poverty
Iran-HRM - On Friday December 21, a 11 year-old boy took his own life due to extreme poverty in Izeh,…