Women in virus-hit Iran tech sector fight to keep hard-won jobs
AFP.com - From the hustle and bustle of a startup, Fereshteh Kasrai now works from home, like many Iranian women…
Month: April 2020
Outspoken Iranian Lawmaker Sentenced To Jail, Cash Fine
Radiofarda - Outspoken Iranian lawmaker Mahmoud Sadeqi (Sadeghi) on Tuesday confirmed that a court has sentenced him for charges brought…
Imam Resigns As Prayer Leader After Handing Out Cash To Jobless Workers In Iran
Radiofarda - A council overseeing Friday Prayer Imams in the Islamic Republic of Iran has accepted the resignation of Iranshahr's…
New Wave Of Desert Locusts To Invade Southern Iran In Two Weeks
Radiofarda - An official of the Iranian Agriculture Ministry on Monday said a huge new wave of locusts is expected…
Iran’s Interior Minister Highlights Khamenei’s Role In November Protests
Radiofarda - Iran's Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli has reiterated Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's responsibility in increasing the price of…
Coronavirus: Iran extends Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s temporary release, lawyer says
Al-Arabia - Iran's judiciary has extended British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's temporary release from jail by another month, her lawyer…
Political prisoner Soheil Arabi returns after 6 days of IRGC interrogation
Iran-HRM - Political prisoner Soheil Arabi was returned to the Greater Tehran Penitentiary from the IRGC’s detention center. In response…
Kurdish Activist on Hunger Strike Amid Coronavirus Threat
Iran-HRM - Kurdish political prisoner Esmail Moridi has sewn his lips closed in protest being denied temporary prison leave amid…
Syria Says It Confronted Israeli Attack On Iran-Backed Forces
RFL/RE - Suspected Israeli warplanes targeted Iranian and Iran-backed fighters in eastern Syria near the historic town of Palmyra. Syrian…
Iran: Juvenile Offender Executed This Morning
Iran Human Rights (IHR) - Juvenile offender Shayan Saeedpour was executed this morning at the prison of Saqqez city, Kurdistan…