Radiofarda – The U.S. State Department announced on January 29 that its top counterterrorism official is visiting Europe to discuss Iran’s terror related activities.

VOA – Iran has detained one of its Baha’i citizens and released another as part of a long-running crackdown on members of the religious minority in the Islamic republic.

HRANA – The following is an overview of human rights violations in Iran on January 29th, 2019 based on the information compiled and verified by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).

Radiofarda – The latest global threat assessment by U.S. intelligence chiefs indicate that Iran is not currently developing nuclear weapons. The assessment also concludes that North Korea is unlikely to give up all of its nuclear stockpile.

Radiofarda – A prominent Iranian politician on Tuesday called for players in the country’s national football team to be punished for clashing with their Japanese opponents after losing in the Asia Cup semi-finals.

Al-Arabia – Iranian police say a double-bombing has lightly wounded three police officers in the southeastern city of Zahedan.

CHRI – Three senior members of the Iranian Writers Association (IWA) have been charged with national security crimes for peacefully protesting state censorship policies, according to a statement posted by the trade union on Facebook on January 22, 2019.

CHRI – The mother of two autistic sons says there was no choice but to stop sending her kids to therapy classes because of astronomical costs and lack of insurance coverage.

PayvandNews – Carlos Queiroz announced his resignation as head coach of Iran national football team after Team Melli failed to reach the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. The 65-year-old decided to call time on his eight-year stint with the Iranians at the news conference in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi.

PayvandNews – The International Conference of Sustainable Cities and the 19th Energy Globe World Award started in the city of Yazd, central Iran, on Monday and will continue through Tuesday (Jan. 28-29). The two-day event has gathered the leading mayors and municipality experts from around the world to exchange and share their experiences and research results about all aspects of …