Jail Term Ambiguity Clarified For Iran Rights Defender – EU Protests
Radiofarda - The conflicting reports about the length of jail term of Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh seems to…
Month: March 2019
Iran Says UK Diplomatic Protection Of Jailed Mother Won’t ‘Make Things Easier’
Radiofarda - Iran's foreign ministry warned the UK on Tuesday that giving diplomatic protection to a British-Iranian mother jailed in…
Pompeo To Meet Oil Execs, Push U.S. Crude Exports, Iran Policy – Sources
Radiofarda - U.S. Secretary Of State Mike Pompeo will meet with top oil executives before he addresses a conference on…
Hook Says Rouhani Trip To Iraq ‘Is Not In The Interest Of Iraqi People’
Radiofarda - U.S. Special Representative Brian Hook questioned President Hassan Rouhani’s “motives” regarding Iraq, while the Iranian leader was visiting…
Prime Suspect In Large Corruption Case Linked To Khamenei-Led Enterprise
Radiofarda - Reports from Tehran say the prime suspect in the financial corruption case involving Iran's petrochemical industry is linked…
Iran’s Controversial Judiciary Chief Becomes Key Panel’s Deputy Chief
RFL/RE - Iran's newly appointed head of the judiciary, a controversial hard-line cleric accused of gross human rights violations, has…
Videos Shed Light On ‘Violent Assaults’ On Iranian Women Over Dress Code
RFL/RE - Videos shared on social media recently have demonstrated the "shocking levels of abuse" women in Iran face from…
UN Expert Slams Iran’s Rights Record in 1st Report to Geneva Council
VOA - Iran’s human rights record came under sharp criticism at the U.N. Human Rights Council on Monday, with a…
Report: Iran Preparing for Role in Syria’s Reconstruction
VOA - Iranian construction companies are to build thousands of residential units in the suburbs of Syria's capital, Damascus, an…
Iran: Decades-Long Sentence for Women’s Rights Defender
HRW - Draconian Sentence for Well-Known Activist The Iranian judiciary’s draconian sentence for a prominent human rights lawyer is an appalling…