Iran: Release Anti-Compulsory Hijab Activists
HRW – Iranian authorities should release and quash the convictions of all activists who have been prosecuted for peacefully protesting the…
Month: April 2019
Iran Executions: Three Men Hanged at Ilam Prison
Iran Human Rights (IHR) - Three prisoners were executed for murder charges at Iranian western city of Ilam’s Central Prison…
Iran Executions: Man Hanged at Zanjan Prison
Iran Human Rights (IHR) - A prisoner was hanged for murder charges at Zanjan prison last Tuesday. According to IHR…
Iran sets up trade vehicle with Turkey as Saudi, UAE send flood aid
Al-Monitor - Iran and Turkey have set up a special transaction channel in order to bypass US sanctions on Iran,…
Iranian comedian in hot water over flood jokes
Al-Monitor - The most famous face of Iranian comedy has courted controversy again by ridiculing the government's efforts to help the…
Iranians Push Back as Officials Threaten to Block Instagram in Retaliation for Banned IRGC Accounts
CHRI - Some Iranian officials have responded to Instagram’s decision to remove accounts it has associated with the Islamic Revolutionary…
12 Conservationists Detained Without Counsel in Iran’s Kurdistan Province
CHRI - Twelve of the 20 environmental conservationists arrested in Iran’s Kurdistan Province in January and February 2019 remain in…
University Of Tehran Conference To Discuss Role Of Technology In Natural Disasters Relief
PayvandNews - The University of Tehran's science and technology park will host a conference on the role of technology in…
REUTERS – Dispute Flares Among U.S. Officials Over Iran Arms Control Report
Radiofarda - A new Trump administration report on international compliance with arms control accords provoked a dispute with U.S. intelligence…
Rouhani Says U.S. Should Suspend Sanctions Because Of Floods
Radiofarda - Washington should have suspended its sanctions against Tehran for one year because of the flood disaster, the Islamic…