Rouhani Does The Work For Hardliners Barring Reformist Candidates For Parliament
Radiofarda - President Hassan Rouhani's administration has barred dozens of well-known reformist figures from running for the Iranian parliament (Majles)…
Month: December 2019
Court of Appeals Sentences nine jailed Activists to 45 Years in Prison
Iran-HRM - Tehran’s appeals court on December 2 sentenced two detainees and seven activists in connection with the protests of…
Reports shed light on horrific crackdown on November protests
Iran-HRM - The scale of the crimes the Iranian regime committed in cracking down on Iran protests in November becomes more evident…
Iranian President In Japan Amid Tensions With U.S.
RFL/RE - Iranian President Hassan Rohani has kicked off a visit to Japan, as Tokyo seeks to mediate between Iran…
U.S. Hits Iran With Sanctions After Deadly November Crackdown On Protesters
WASHINGTON -- The United States is implementing additional restrictive measures on Iran for what it says are ongoing human rights…
European Parliament Blasts Iran’s ‘Widespread’ Use Of Force Against Protesters
RFL/RE -- European lawmakers have passed a resolution denouncing the "widespread and disproportionate" use of force by Iranian security forces…
RSF ‘Appalled’ as Five Iranian Journalists Get Total of 25 Years in Prison
VOA - Reporters Without Borders (RSF) says it is "appalled" by a Tehran court’s decision to uphold prison sentences for…
IRAN: KURDISH ACTIVIST NEEDS URGENT MEDICAL CARE: BAKHTIAR RAHIMI
Amnesty - Detained labour rights activist Bakhtiar Rahimi, from Iran’s Kurdish minority, was arrested on 27 November 2019 in Marivan,…
“She Had a Right to Live” Nurse Killed by Bullet to the Heart Amid State Repression of Karaj Protests
CHRI - Azar Mirzapour Zahabi, a 48-year-old nurse and mother of four, was killed by a bullet to the heart…
Analyzing Iran’s new state budget
Al-Monitor - On Dec. 8, President Hassan Rouhani presented his budget bill for the next Iranian year — starting March 21— which he termed a tool of…