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Month: May 2020

Appeals Court Upholds Sentence for Iran Protester Without a Hearing

Iran-HRM - A Tehran Appeals Court upheld without a hearing the verdict for an Iran protester. Ali Nanvaei, a Tehran…

China is Sending Mixed Signals

gatestoneinstitute.org - It is clear that Beijing is frightened of the contagion of democracy not only from Hong Kong but…

Iran Security Forces Arrest Dozens In Khuzestan Province

Radiofarda - Iranian human rights news agencies on Friday reported that police security department agents of Ahvaz arrested at least…

FCC Chairman Says Khamenei’s Tweets Violate Twitter Rules On ‘Glorifying Violence’

Radiofarda - The Chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has suggested that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's tweets violate…

Young Protester’s Tomb In Iran Was Desecrated, Says Outspoken Father

Radiofarda - A man whose son was shot dead by the Islamic Republic security forces during last November’s widespread anti-regime…

US Warns Govts, Firms Against Aiding Iran Fuel Shipments To Venezuela

Reuters - Seeking to deter further shipments of Iranian fuel to Venezuela, the Trump administration has quietly warned foreign governments,…

Local Officials In Iran Unable To Stop Wildfires, Call For Help

Radiofarda - A day after a wildfire broke out in the Khaeiz protected area in southwest Iran, local officials declared…

Dreams And Nightmares: The Larijani Clan And The Run-Up To Succession In Iran

Radiofarda - The Islamic Republic of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei appointed outgoing Majles Speaker Ali Larijani as his adviser…

Coronavirus: Mosques in Iran to resume daily prayers, Rouhani says

Al-Arabia - Government employees went back to work in Iran on Saturday and President Hassan Rouhani said mosques are to…

Innocent Young Man Gets Two Years for Posting Tweets

Iran-RHM - Civil activist Rouhollah Mirzaei turned himself in to the Evin Prison in Tehran on May 5, 2020, to serve his…