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Month: January 2019

State Security Forces Attack A Large Gathering Of Isfahan Farmers

Iran-HRM - A peaceful gathering of farmers in Isfahan Province turned violent after the state security forces attacked the protesters…

Instagram Next Up For Iranian Censorship?

RFL/RE - A senior Iranian official has said the country is prepared to block Instagram once authorities sign off, a…

Broadway Hits Iran with Unique Take on ‘Les Miserables’

VOA — Iranian theatre director Hossein Parsaee calls Victor Hugo's classic a "masterpiece without borders" but his groundbreaking production of "Les…

Europe’s New “Munich”: Iran

gatestoneinstitute - Iran's terror campaign is not directed only at the West's democratic ally in the Middle East, but also…

A Daily Overview of Human Rights Violations in Iran for January 2, 2019

HRANA - The following is an overview of human rights violations in Iran on January 2nd, 2019 based on the information…

Former hard-line presidential candidate could become Iran’s judiciary chief

Al-Monitor - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has appointed Ayatollah Sadegh Amoli Larijani as chairman of the influential Expediency Council amid…

Political Activist Hengameh Shahidi Held for Six Months in Solitary Without Access to Lawyer

CHRI - Imprisoned political activist Hengameh Shahidi has been held in solitary confinement for six months with extremely limited access to a…

Food With “Rodent Feces” Served to Political Prisoners in Iran’s Great Tehran Penitentiary

CHRI - The food served at the Great Tehran Penitentiary (GTP) is unsanitary and has been found to contain rodent…

Why Iran Is Not The Winner In Syria

lobelog.com - After Donald Trump declared that he was pulling U.S. forces out of Syria, nearly all commentators declared that…

Regime Ideologue Says Iranians Evade Islam, Turn To Secularism

Radiofarda - Ayatollah Mohammad Taqi Mesbah Yazdi, a top Shiite cleric and the spiritual father of Iran's hardliner conservatives, says…