Iran-HRM – Student activist Soha Mortezaei has been summoned to serve her prison term despite horrible conditions of Iranian prisons during the coronavirus pandemic, it was reported on April 30, 2020. Soha Mortezaei is a graduate of Tehran University and holds a master’s degree in political sciences. She formerly was the secretary of Tehran University students’ council. Student activist Soha …

Radiozamaneh – Between 1 May 2019 and 1 May 2020, unpaid wages, layoffs, and unemployment were the most recurring labor news in Iran. Zamaneh Media has published its second annual labor report which gives an overview of the situation of Iranian workers and labor issues in the past year. HEPCO workers protest in Arak, Iran in Sept 2019. The second …

PayvandNews – With the aim of expressing appreciation for the medical staff from around globe, the Iran’s National Instruments Orchestra performed “The Avicenna Suite” by maestro Farhad Fakhreddini. The work has been recorded and edited by cell phone at home. Iran National Orchestra plays Hossein Dehlavi’s “Sabokbal” piece in quarantine to appreciate Iran’s health protectors. Presented by: Roudaki Artistic Cultural Center.

Radiofarda – While admitting that the official death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in Iran has exceeded 6,000, the Islamic Republic Minister of Health warned of a heavy second wave of the disease next autumn and winter. “A relatively heavy attack by a combination of flu and coronavirus is expected in the fall and winter”, the Minister, Saeed Namaki, reiterated. …

Radiofarda – Digging a deep grave to bury a COVID-19 victim in a tiny northern Iranian village has revealed remnants of a soldier and some artifacts buried with him from the Parthian era (247 BC – 224 AD). The discovery was accidentally made when a digging machine brought the remnants of a skeleton and some artifacts to the surface. Mehdi …

Reuters -Israeli helicopters fired several rockets from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on targets inside southern Syria, Syrian state media reported on Friday, the latest in what intelligence sources say is an increase of strikes against Iranian-backed militias. Opposition sources in the area said several militia posts near Quneitra were targeted in the attack, which reports said caused only material damage. …

Reuters – Nearly 90% of U.S. House of Representatives members have signed a letter urging the Trump administration to change the way it is dealing with the United Nations as it pushes the Security Council to extend an arms embargo on Iran, congressional sources said on Thursday. In a rare show of bipartisanship, at least 382 of the 429 members …

Radiofarda – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday said the rights of the United States under the UN Security Council Resolution 2231 are separate from the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). “Our rights under UNSCR 2231 are separate from the JCPOA. But I’ll put you down for Chinese arms …

Radiofarda – In an open letter to Donald Trump on Wednesday, 51 former U.S. officials and Iran experts called on the President of the United States to increase pressure on Iran. “Now is the time to double down on the maximum pressure campaign to force the mullahs to spend their money on the Iranian people, not their nuclear ambitions, imperialism, …

Radiofarda – A Revolutionary Court in Iran has sentenced a husband and wife who are among Iranian lifestyle and sports Instagram influencers to a total of 16 years in prison, 74 lashes and a cash fine. In a post on Instagram on April 29 Ahmad Moin-Shirazi who now lives in self-exile with his wife Shabnam Shahrokhi and two children said …