VOA – Iran appears to be broadening its presence in cyberspace, stealing information that would allow its cyber spies to monitor and track key political and business officials.

Amnesty – Iranian labour rights activists Esmail Bakhshi and Sepideh Gholian, who were rearrested on 20 January after speaking out about beatings and other abuse they suffered in detention in late 2018, are at grave risk of further torture. The authorities must release them immediately and unconditionally as they are prisoners of conscious jailed solely on the basis of their …

HRANA – The following is an overview of human rights violations in Iran on January 28th, 2019 based on the information compiled and verified by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).

CHRI – Seven months after American citizen Michael White was imprisoned in Iran, the prosecutor of the city of Mashhad told a state-funded media agency that he is being held here based on a private complaint.

CHRI – Najafi Jailed for Demanding Justice for Detainee Who Died in State Custody

Al-Monitor – With the Iranian public’s growing discontent with moderate President Hassan Rouhani, the country’s Reformists are trying to keep him at arm’s length. But this has done little to appease voters who blame most of the government inadequacies in recent years on the political behavior of the Reform movement.

Radiofarda – The heating systems in 136,000 classrooms across Iran do not have the required standards, the Islamic Republic’s Deputy Minister of Education has said.  “As most of these classrooms are located in the province of Sistan & Baluchestan and other regions with no gas pipelines, it is impossible to upgrade their heating system for the moment,” Mehrollah Rakhshani Mehr …

PayvandNews – In an attempt to provide a safe place for the few surviving Asiatic cheetahs, Iran’s Department of Environment (DOE) has constructed an underground passage stretching to 8 kilometers along Abbasabad road in central province of Semnan, Rajab Ali Karegar, the Conservation of the Asiatic Cheetah (CACP) project deputy director has said.

The AFC.com – Osako who was included from the start for the first time since sustaining a hip injury in Japan’s opening game, put the four-time champions in front 11 minutes after the interval before doubling his side’s lead midway through the half from the penalty spot.

Radiofarda – Iran is likely to expand its cyber espionage activities as its relations with Western powers worsen, the European Union digital security agency said on Monday.