Iran condemns UN human rights resolution
Al-Monitor - Iran has condemned a United Nations resolution condemning human rights violations in the country. Iran Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi responded, “Using human…
Month: December 2019
Iranian city hit by flood mismanagement, mystery deaths
Al-Monitor - Much of the southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz remains inundated by floodwater after being struck with nearly four…
Kuala Lumpur Summit 2019: Iran’s Rohani Urges Muslim Countries To Fight Against U.S. ‘Hegemony’
RFL/RE - Iranian President Hassan Rohani has used an Islamic conference in Malaysia to urge Muslim nations to deepen cooperation…
Iranian Biologist Develops Stem Cell Therapy for Parkinson’s
PaybandNews An Iranian professor of biology has been awarded the Mustafa Prize for introducing a new treatment for Parkinson’s disease…
Iran Riot Police Disperses Protesting Football Fans
Radiofarda - Iran’s notorious riot police known as the Special Unit rushed in on Wednesday to disperse angry football (soccer)…
Iran Continues Crackdown A Month After Protests With 650 New Arrests
Radiofarda - More than a month after the start of the latest round of anti-government protests in Iran, security forces…
Iran Seems To Quietly Lift Ban on Athletes’ Competition Against Israelis
Radiofarda - Iran seems to have quietly lifted a 36-year ban on competition of its athletes against Israelis. On Monday…
Iran opposes US-Taliban talks: Top security official
Al-Arabia - Iran’s top security official said Wednesday the Islamic Republic opposed US negotiations with Afghanistan’s Taliban, as the talks…
Grieving In Iran: Mothers Brought Together By Tragic Deaths, State Pressure
RFL/RE - Covered in black and holding a picture of her son, a blogger who died seven years ago in…
Mothers of Iran Protest Victims Call for “Minute of Silence,” UN Fact-Finding Committee
CHRI - Sixteen mothers whose children were killed amid violent state crackdowns on street protests have called for Iranians to…