Iran: Pro-government vigilantes attack women for standing up against forced hijab laws
Amnesty - A series of videos shared on social media in recent weeks have shed light on the daily harassment and…
Month: March 2019
Iran: Shocking 33-year prison term and 148 lashes for women’s rights defender Nasrin Sotoudeh
Amnesty - The sentencing of prominent Iranian human rights lawyer and women’s rights defender Nasrin Sotoudeh to 33 years in…
Record corruption scandal puts spotlight on Iranians in Iran, US
Al-Monitor - Shortly after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s call on officials to uproot corruption, the Iranian judiciary announced perhaps…
Iranian human rights lawyer Sotoudeh said to receive 38 years in prison
Al-Monitor - Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh has been sentenced to 38 years in prison and will receive 148 lashes, according…
Do clothes make the woman? An Iranian artist’s search for identity
Al-Monitor - "Which of these faces is the real me as an Iranian woman?" That is the question the Berlin-based…
Iran finishes second at Sabre World Cup
PayvandNews - Iran finished in second place at the International Fencing Federation (FIE) men's Sabre World Cup in Padua, Italy…
Iran Issues Verdict On Detained U.S. veteran
Radiofarda - A verdict has been issued in the court case of a US navy veteran arrested in Iran last…
Billionaire Iranian Football Sponsor On Trial For Financial Corruption
Radiofarda - The prosecutor in the corruption trial of a super-rich sponsor of major Iranian football (soccer) clubs, says one…
Soleimani Receives Iran’s Highest Military Medal From Khamenei
Radiofarda - IRGC Qods Force Commander Qassem Soleimani has received Iran's most prestigious medal of honor, the Order of Zulfiqar.…
Activists Lambast Khamenei For Appointing Controversial Judge
Radiofarda - More than 100 Iranian civil and political activists have described the appointment of hardline cleric Ebrahim Raeesi as…