Iraqi PM Sends Counter-Terror Force To Put Down Street Protests
RFL/RE - Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi has ordered the country’s elite Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) to help put down anti-government…
Month: October 2019
Students Brave Tear Gas to Join Iraq’s Protests
VOA - Thousands of students have joined Iraq's anti-government protests, defying a government order and tear gas from security forces.…
EU Supports Iran – World’s Leading Executioner of Children
gatestoneinstitute.org - European leaders, of course, who seem never to tire of sanctimoniously posturing on behalf of human rights, are…
Lebanon protests stir clash of priorities between Hezbollah and its base
PayvandNews - In the middle of Riad Solh square downtown Beirut, a young woman stands watching thousands of her fellow…
Iran Releases Four Journalists, Two Labor Activists On Bail
PayvandNews - Iran has released four journalists and two activists on bail, including labor rights activist Sepideh Gholian nine months…
Iranian woman skier Elaheh Gholi Fallah wins BP Courage Award
PayvandNews - The BP Courage Award was presented to Iranian cross-country skier Elaheh Gholi Fallah on Friday. She became the first Iranian…
Hardliner Ayatollah: What Brings Respect For Iran Is ‘Shooting Down American Drones’
Radiofarda - A powerful hardliner ayatollah in an obvious attack on Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said that what elicits…
US Sets New Measures Vowing No Money For Iran In Humanitarian Trade
Radiofarda - The United States on Friday asked foreign governments to submit detailed reports on humanitarian exports to Iran, a…
Rights Activist Says She And Other Women Suffer In Iran Prison
Radiofarda - A young labor rights activist, Sepideh Qolyan has ended her hunger strike behind bars, her father told Radio…
Iraqi security forces fire tear gas at protesters ahead of parliament session
Al-Arabia - Iraqi security forces fired tear gas to force protesters away from Baghdad's Green Zone Saturday ahead of a…