Imprisoned Iran Activist Denied Hospital Visit Despite International Calls
Radiofarda - The head prosecutor in the city of Shush has rejected calls to have imprisoned journalist and civil rights…
Month: March 2019
Iran’s Zarif Derides Trump Over North Korea Summit Failure
VOA - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif mocked U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday over the collapse of a…
Millions of iPhone Users Unable to Use Iranian Apps Due to Apple Certificate Revocation
CHRI - A new move by the Apple Corporation aimed at protecting user data has resulted in Iranian apps becoming…
Political Prisoner Sews Lips Shut to Protest 13-Year Prison Sentence for Peaceful Online Activities
CHRI - Twenty-seven-year-old political prisoner Ali Bazazordeh has sewed his lips shut and started a hunger strike in Evin Prison’s…
Lawyer of Juvenile Offender on Death Row Says Client Mohammad Kalhori Should be Pardoned
CHRI - Despite being diagnosed with mental and emotional disorders, Mohammad Kalhori is facing imminent execution in Iran for a crime he…
Imprisoned Activist Atena Daemi May Have a Debilitating Disease But She’s Being Denied an MRI
CHRI - Imprisoned civil rights activist Atena Daemi is being denied medical treatment despite possibly suffering from multiple sclerosis (MS), a family member…
Zarif’s return isolates Iranian hard-liners
AL-Monitor - News of Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif's abrupt resignation late on Feb. 25 spurred celebration and joy among…
Rouhani media launches rare attack on hard-line critic in parliament
Al-Monitor - The Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), which operates under President Hassan Rouhani's administration, has published a rare attack…
Iran Ranks Near Bottom On World Bank Index Of Women’s Equality
Radiofarda - Women in Iran are paid less than three-quarters of the salaries paid to their male compatriots, the World…
Illegal Villa Of Former Minister’s Daughter To Be Demolished
Radiofarda - A villa owned by the daughter of a former member of President Hassan Rouhani's cabinet will be soon…