IRAN: FURTHER INFORMATION: HUNGER-STRIKING LABOUR RIGHTS ACTIVIST AT RISK: SEPIDEH GHOLIAN AND ESMAIL BAKHSHI
Amnesty - Labour rights activist Sepideh Gholian has been on hunger strike since 23 July 2019 in protest at the…
Month: July 2019
IRAN: SHOCKING STATEMENTS BY SENIOR OFFICIAL HIGHLIGHT IMPUNITY FOR 1988 PRISON MASSACRES
Amnesty - Recent statements by Mostafa Pour Mohammadi, advisor to Iran’s head of the judiciary and a former minister of…
The UN’s Deadly Silence on Iran’s Maritime Violations
gatestoneinstitute.org - Tehran is clearly violating international law, specifically the internationally-agreed UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)....…
Intel: How Russia is deepening military ties with Iran to counter the US
Al-Monitor - Russia and Iran are deepening their military ties in a joint challenge to perceived US hegemony in the…
Iranian Heavy Metal Band Members Escape to Norway After Receiving Prison Sentences
CHRI- Nikan Khosravi and Arash Ilkhani, members of the Iranian heavy metal band Confess, have left Iran to escape prosecution…
Ashkan Layegh: Iran’s piano prodigy
BBC - A 22-year-old talented pianist is the first Iranian to gain a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music…
Former Tehran Mayor Sentenced To Death For Killing Wife
RFL/RE - Former Tehran Mayor Mohammad Ali Najafi was sentenced to death after being convicted of murdering his second wife…
Pompeo Says U.S. Will Keep Strait Of Hormuz Open
Radiofarda - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has reiterated that his country will keep the Strait of Hormuz in…
Volume Of Iran’s Unsold Stockpiled Oil Skyrockets – Report
Radiofarda - Based on information Radio Farda has obtained from a tanker tracking firm, the stockpile of unsold Iranian oil…
Iran Naval Commander Claims Agreement With Russia For Joint Sea Exercises
Radiofarda - Commander of the Iranian army’s navy who is visiting Russia has announced an agreement for joint naval exercises…