The letter of Gohar Eshghi to President Trump
Gohar Eshghi, the mother of Sattar Beheshti who was killed under torture in prison, has written a letter addressed to…
Month: August 2019
Iran sentences teacher activist to lashes and prison
iran-hrm.com - Iran’s Judiciary sentenced a teacher to eight months in prison and 10 lashes for participating in a demonstration…
Iran Releases Detained Stadium Ban Protesters as Hardliners Cheer on Discriminatory Policy
iranhumanrights - Four women arrested by agents of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on August 17, 2019, for trying…
Political Prisoner Arash Sadeghi Denied Hospitalization Despite Loss of Arm Motion
iranhumanrights - Political prisoner Arash Sadeghi’s loss of motion in his right arm hasn’t persuaded the authorities of Evin Prison to…
Six-Year Prison Sentence Upheld Against Iranian Journalist Who Was Denied Right to Fair Trial
payvand - An Appeals Court in Tehran has upheld a six-year prison sentence against political journalist Hamed Aynehvand without holding a hearing,…
Aras Amiri: British Council worker jailed in Iran a ‘bargaining chip’
bbc - A British Council worker jailed for 10 years in Iran for spying is being used as a "bargaining…
Zarif says Tehran will see if Swedish-Iranian’s death sentence can be delayed
alarabiya - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday Tehran “will do its best” to see if the…
Houthis May Have Shot Down US Drone Over Yemen
radiofarda - A U.S. military MQ-9 drone was shot down in Yemen's Dhamar region, southeast of the Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa,…
Iran’s Rouhani And Zarif Issue Threats Against Shipping, US
radiofarda - If Iran's oil exports are cut to zero, international waterways will not have the same security as before,…
Outspoken Lawmaker Says Iran Intelligence Should Apologize For Forced Confessions
radiofarda - An outspoken lawmaker in Iran has demanded the Intelligence Ministry to apologize to people it forced to confess…