Iran In 2019: Eroding Legitimacy, Unsolved Problems, Uncertain Future
Radiofarda - The year 2019 brought deadly floods that swept across Iran for nearly two months and demolished at least…
Month: December 2019
Amnesty International Concerned Over ‘Torture’ Of Detainees In Iran, Issues Petition
Radiofarda - Amnesty International has once again voiced concern about torture and mistreatment of prisoners arrested during mid-November unrest in…
Detainees Deprived Of Due Process, More Claims Of Foreign Meddling In Iran Protests
Radiofarda - Iranian security forces are holding protest detainees in appalling conditions without due process while arresting more to prevent…
Iraqi Protesters Shut Down Southern Oil Field
Radiofarda - Protesters in Iraq have shut down a southern oil field and forced a cutoff of electricity at the…
Iran blasts France for ‘interference’ over jailed academic
Al-Arabia - Iran on Sunday blasted France for its “interference” in the arrest of the jailed academic Fariba Adelkhah, two…
Lebanese protest at new PM’s home, demand he quits
Al-Arabia - Dozens of protesters gathered outside the Beirut home of Lebanon’s new prime minister on Saturday, calling for Hassan…
Tehran Summons Kuwaiti Envoy To Protest ‘Anti-Iran Meeting’
RFL/RE - Iran has summoned Kuwait's envoy to Tehran to protest what it called “an anti-Iran meeting” held by the…
Iranian Chess Player Who Refused To Play For His Country Wins Silver Medal At World Championship
RFL/RE - Alireza Firouzja, a top-rated chess player from Iran and the world's No. 2 ranked junior player, has won…
Blast Hits Military Parade in Yemen
VOA - A missile fired by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group struck a military parade in Yemen's southern separatist-held town of…
In Iran, It Is a Crime to Be a Christian
gatestoneinstitute.org - Three of the Islamist judges known to preside over the trials of Christians are Mashallah Ahmadzadeh, Mohammed Moghiseh,…