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Month: June 2020

Iran: Child Protection Law Positive, but Insufficient

HRW – Iran’s recently approved law to protect children and adolescents is a small positive step forward but falls short of the…

No Lawyers, No Justice: Attorneys Imprisoned in Iran for Defending Human Rights

CHRI – Two years after the prominent human rights attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh was arrested and imprisoned in Tehran, the Iranian judiciary’s continuing…

List of Attorneys Imprisoned in Iran for Defending Human Rights

CHRI - Two years after the prominent human rights attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh was arrested and imprisoned in Tehran, the Iranian judiciary’s ongoing…

Israel-Iran conflict enters tense waiting period until US election in November

Al-Monitor - For Israel, this coming November will be a turnaround month. With all due respect to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s…

Kaldar cave in Iran estimated to date over 63,000 years

PayvandNews - Nearly one decade of archaeological surveys at Kaldar cave has concluded that parts of this western Iranian shelter…

Writers, Artists In Iran Issue Call For Freedom Of Speech, Warning Of ‘Social Collapse’

Radiofarda - Referring to continued suppression of freedom of expression in the Islamic Republic, more than 300 Iranian writers, artists,…

US submits draft to UN Security Council calling for Iran arms embargo to be extended

Al-Arabia - The US has shared a draft resolution with members of the United Nations Security Council that would extend…

Iran Charity Founder Arrested For Allegations Of Insulting Leader – Statement

Radiofarda - In its first statement since the Sunday arrest of its founder and two members, an independent charity in…

Iran’s Currency Faces Its Biggest Devaluation In A Tumultuous Forex Market

Radiofarda - Reports from Iran say that that the value of Iranian currency rial has fallen to a record low…

Workers At Iran’s Restive Industrial Complex On Strike For Second Week

Radiofarda - Workers at one of Iran’s most restive industrial units, the Haft Tapeh sugarcane complex resumed their strike for…