Friends And Family Raise Money For Navy Veteran Detained In Iran
Radiofarda -Radio Farda's Hannah Kaviani has interviewed Jonathan Franks the spokesperson for Michael White's mother, Joanne White. Michael White, 46,…
Month: March 2019
Two Women Arrested In Western Iran For Removing Hijab
Radiofarda - Reports on social media say that two women in Kangavar, western Iran have been arrested for removing their…
U.S. Urges New UN Sanctions On Iran For Missile, Satellite Launches
RFL/RE - The United States has urged the United Nations Security Council to impose sanctions on Iran over its recent…
Jailed British-Iranian Aid Worker Given Diplomatic Protection
VOA — Britain will hand diplomatic protection to British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe to underline the government’s belief that Iran…
US Lawmakers Renew Bipartisan Bid to Press Iran to Free Americans
VOA - U.S. lawmakers are making a renewed bipartisan effort to pressure Iran into freeing at least four Americans and…
Iran: Serious Rights Violator to Lead Judiciary
HRW - Ebrahim Raeesi Oversaw Mass Executions in 1988Print Ebrahim Raeesi, a candidate in the 2017 presidential elections, addresses his…
Executions for murder charges in Iran: Qisas in 2018
Iran Human Rights - A part of the 11th Annual Report on the Death Penalty in Iran, by IHR, deals…
Iranian Lawyer and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Shirin Ebadi: “The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran Is the Most Important Obstacle to Women’s Rights”
CHRI - On the occasion of International Women’s Day, March 8, Iranian lawyer and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi…
French President Invites Nasrin Sotoudeh to G7 Gender Equality Advisory Council
CHRI - Seat for Imprisoned Lawyer Was Left Empty at the Council’s Meeting Last Month The husband of imprisoned human…
Iran Appoints Human Rights Violator Ebrahim Raisi to Chief Justice
The appointment of Ebrahim Raisi, who participated in “death commissions” that ordered the extrajudicial executions of thousands of prisoners in…