“Why Should We Be Silent?”: Colleagues Condemn Iranian Photographer’s Unjust Detention
payvand.com : Nooshin Jafari's Supporters Push Back Against Social Media Smear Campaign Several members of Iran's film industry have spoken…
Month: August 2019
UN Experts: Iran Must Free Women Held Over Veil Protests
voanews.com : A group of UN human rights experts on Friday called for the immediate release of three Iranian women…
US announces warrant to seize Iranian supertanker Grace 1
Al Arabiya : The US Justice Department unveiled a warrant on Friday for the seizure of the Iranian oil supertanker…
Iran Renames, Reflags Seized Tanker As It Prepares To Leave Gibraltar
rferl.org : An Iranian supertanker seized six weeks ago by Gibraltar is being renamed and reflagged as it prepares to…
The 14 Defiant Women Who Want To Change The Islamic Republic Of Iran
rferl.org : Iranian human rights lawyer Guity Pourfazel wants to see change in her country and believes Supreme Leader Ayatollah…
UN Expert Blasts Iran On Rights Violations, Executions Of Children
rferl.org : The UN’s special rapporteur on human rights in Iran says there were “increasing restrictions” last year on rights…
HRW Calls On Iran To Release Women Detained For Flouting Stadium Ban
rferl.org : Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on Iran on August 16 to release women detained for allegedly dressing as…
Iranian Oil Tanker Allowed To Leave Gibraltar Despite U.S. Appeal
radiofarda - Gibraltar media is reporting that the government has decided to release the Grace 1 Iranian supertanker after receiving…
Iranian Culture Ministry Said To Have Outsourced Book Censorship
Radiofarda - A conservative news website in Iran published the leaked contents of a contract between the Iranian Ministry of…
Workers Prosecuted In Iran For Continuing Protests
Radiofarda - Fourteen workers of the Haft Tapeh Sugarcane Industrial complex in the oil-rich province of Khuzestan, southwest Iran, stood…