Award-Winning Iran Filmmaker Summoned To Prison For Films
AP - An Iranian filmmaker who just won the Berlin Film Festival's Golden Bear has been summoned to serve a…
Month: March 2020
Khamenei Circumvents Parliament To Get Controversial Budget Bill Approved
Radiofarda - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has issued a decree, circumventing parliament by allowing members of the budget…
Massive Swarms of Desert Locusts Invade Iran’s Southern Provinces
Radiofarda - Massive swarms of desert locusts (Schistocerca gregaria) have been arriving in Iran’s southern regions since late February. Government…
How Did South American Media Cover Qassem Soleimani’s Death?
Radiofarda - The targeted killing of Iran’s Qassem Soleimani by an American drone on January 3 raised reactions all over…
Coronavirus has affected almost all Iranian provinces: Rouhani
Al-Arabia - An outbreak of novel coronavirus has affected almost all of Iran’s provinces, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on…
Coronavirus outbreak in Iranian prisons
HRANA - On February 29, 2020, Ebrahim Raisi, the Chief Justice of Iran, issued an executive order of policies to…
Iran Human Rights Monitor Monthly Report – February 2020
Iran-HRM - Iran Human Rights Monitor Monthly Report – February 2020 Introduction February was marked by the outbreak of the…
Victims of Coronavirus held in proximity of dangerous criminals in Greater Tehran Penitentiary
Iran-HRM - Political prisoner Amir Hossein Moradi who is one of the victims of Coronavirus has been transferred to Suite 11 of…
Freedom House Assails Russia, Iran For Protest Crackdowns, But Also Raps U.S.
RFL/RE -- Freedom House has assailed crackdowns on protesters in "authoritarian states," such as Russia and Iran, but also criticized…
Virus Crisis Shifting Westward As Kazakhstan Shuts Ports To Iranian, Azerbaijani Ships
RFL/RE - As the COVID-19 virus crisis ebbs in China, it is shifting increasingly westward to areas in the Middle…