Iranian Human Rights Lawyer Sentenced to 18 Years in Jail
Iran-HRM - A revolutionary court in Iran has sentenced human rights lawyer Soheila Hejab to 18 years in prison. The…
Month: March 2020
Imprisoned Rights Activist Deprived of Leave Despite Coronavirus Outbreak
Iran-HRM - Sepideh Farhan, a civil rights activist held in Evin Prison, has been deprived of leave despite the Coronavirus outbreak…
COVID-19: Russia Bans Flights Into And Out Of Country; Iran Reports Record Number Of New Cases As Travel Ban Imposed
RFL/RE - The global death toll from the coronavirus has passed 21,000 with more than 470,000 infections confirmed, causing mass…
Iran Denies Knowledge of Missing Ex-FBI Agent After Reports He Died
VOA - Tehran has denied it knows the whereabouts of Robert Levinson after the United States demanded "a complete accounting"…
Iran Leader Refuses US Help, Citing Virus Conspiracy Theory
VOA - Iran's supreme leader refused U.S. assistance Sunday to fight the new coronavirus, citing an unfounded conspiracy theory claiming…
Iran hopes for partial sanctions relief amid epidemic
AL-Monitor - Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani told a Cabinet meeting March 25 that “good steps” have been taken to unblock Iranian cash…
IOPHR’s Open Letter to WHO – demanding WHO’s attention in regards to Iran’s incapacity to deal with the Coronavirus outbreak
Shabtabnews – On 24th March 2020, IOPHR sent an open letter to Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Managing Director of…
Coronavirus Chaos In Iran: Rouhani Wants Foreign Aid, Hardliners Don’t
Radiofarda - A visiting Doctors Without Borders contingent in Isfahan has been barred from offering its relief services to coronavirus…
Coronavirus Cases Rise To Tens Of Thousands In Iran, Forcing Travel Restrictions
Radiofarda - The official number of coronavirus victims in Iran reached 2,077 on Wednesday, March 25, the health ministry spokesman…
Iran Central Bank Governor Says Partial Release Of Frozen Assets Possible
Radiofarda - Speaking on the side-lines of a meeting of cabinet ministers and President Rouhani on Wednesday Iran's Central Bank…