Iran: Sentencing of human rights lawyer to 30 years in prison and 111 lashes ‘a shocking injustice’
Amnesty - Responding to the news that Iranian human rights lawyer Amirsalar Davoudi has been sentenced to 30 years in…
Month: June 2019
The Books He Loved but Others Shouldn’t Read
gatestoneinstitute.org - The new book, a sort of biography, was originally written in Arabic under the title "En Ma'a al-sabr…
Is US pressure really uniting Iran’s rival political camps?
Al-Monitor - The recently intensified US pressure on Iran is, according to many observers, bridging the gap between the country's…
Trump, Pompeo give new priority to diplomacy with Iran
Al-Monitor — In a sign of President Donald Trump’s growing impatience with stalled nuclear diplomacy with Iran and North Korea,…
Iran to US: Stand by commitments and we’ll talk
Al-Monitor - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made headlines June 2 when he said that the United States is…
Syrian State Media Says Israel Attacks Air Base In Homs
Radiofarda - Syrian state media said government air defenses responded to an act of "aggression" by Israel against an air…
Iran Says 82 Percent Of Its Dams Are Full After Heavy Rains, Floods
Radiofarda - Iran’s water management authority says that after a season of heavy rains and weeks of flooding, 82 percent…
Iran Renews Threats Against U.S. Bases And Warships In Gulf Region
Radiofarda - Yahya Rahim Safavi, a top military adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has threatened that U.S.…
City Council Member In Iran Sentenced To One Year Prison For Defending Baha’is
Radiofarda - A member of Shiraz city council in Iran was taken from his home to prison to serve a…
Attorney, Rights Defender Sentenced To 30 Years, Flogging In Iran
Radiofarda - An Iranian lawyer has been jailed for 30 years after setting up a channel on the popular social…