CHRI – Imprisoned journalist Sanaz Allahyari has been denied hospitalization despite suffering from worsening health problems in Tehran’s Evin Prison, a source close to her family told the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) on June 10, 2019. “Sanaz’s condition is very worrying,” said the source who also told CHRI that her family was not allowed to submit a letter …

Al-Monitor – A new tax in Iran that imposes a 10% levy on concert revenues has raised the ire of artists, concertgoers and even some of the country’s culture bureaucracy. Many musicians in Iran — who face red tape, censorship and poor salaries — believe this new tax is the final nail in the coffin for concerts and other musical events. Parliament passed the …

Al-Monitor – Considered a senior Reformist with a rich portfolio of top executive posts, Mohammad Ali Najafi has never been an ordinary politician in the Islamic Republic. During the years following the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the prominent mathematician and MIT graduate moved among the ruling elites, serving in the Cabinets of Prime Minister Mir Hossein Mousavi as well as former Presidents Akbar Hashemi …

Radiofarda – Police has banned night life in Tehran after a Tehran city Council member announced the designation of night-life areas in the Iranian capital in coordination with the Police, Iranian agencies reported on Monday June 10. Night life in Tehran simply means some restaurants, coffee shops and tea houses can remain open until 3 A.M. Tehran Police Chief Hassan …

Radiofarda – German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas says a treaty on disarmament and nuclear nonproliferation is in crisis. Maas, who is attending a one-day meeting on the subject Tuesday in Stockholm, after a trip to Iran for talks on the country’s nuclear program, says it is important that so many nations are coming together to work on strengthening and preserving the nuclear …

Radiofarda – U.S. State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus has said that the only solution to tensions with Iran is “a new and better deal that addresses the full scope of Iran’s threats.” Speaking at her daily briefing, Ortagus referred to what she said were new threatening remarks by Iran’s Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and she quipped, “We aren’t impressed”. “It …

Radiofarda – Foreign-based Iranian opposition news website Kalemeh reported on Monday June 10 that Iran’s security officials have informed Zahra Rahnavard, a reformist Green Movement leader under house arrest that she may use cell phone and satellite TV at her home if she chooses to do so. IRAN — A new photo of two prominent Iranian opposition figures – Mir …

Radiofarda – A decade has passed since Iran held its most bitterly contested elections ever, the aftermath of which shook the Islamic republic to its core over allegations of mass electoral fraud. Massive demonstrations and counter demonstrations by protesters and state supporters raged across major cities for 19 months, nowhere more so than in the capital Tehran, in what was …

Radiofarda – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has ordered an investigation into mixed-gender parties held by foreign embassies in Tehran. In a parliamentary notice on June 10, eight conservative MPs asked the ministers of Foreign Affairs and Culture and Islamic Guidance to elaborate on recent mixed-gender parties attended by ambassadors to Iran. The representative of the city of Mahallat, Alireza …

Al-Arabia – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Hassan Rouhani on a visit to Tehran this week, in a bid to ease tension between Washington and Iran that experts called a bold move for a Japanese leader. Tension has escalated a year after Washington pulled out of a deal between Iran and …