Iran Confirms Talks ‘Months Ago’ With Richardson Over White’s Release
Reuters - Iran confirmed on Friday that Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif had discussed prisoner releases with former U.S. ambassador…
Month: June 2020
Coronavirus: Iran must live with COVID-19 ‘for a long time,’ warns President Rouhani
President Hassan Rouhani warned Iranians Saturday to prepare to live with the novel coronavirus “for a long time,” as the…
Former Iranian president Ahmadinejad will run in next elections if approved: Report
Al-Arabia - Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will run in the next presidential elections in Iran, the state-affiliated news website…
Iranian Elite Students Detained for 60 Days Despite Global Outrage
Iran-HRM - Despite nearly 60 days since the arrests of two elite students of Sharif University of Technology, Ali Younesi…
IAEA: Iran Further Raises Uranium Stockpiles, Blocks Visits To Sites
RFL/RE - The United Nations' atomic watchdog said on June 5 that Iran has continued to increase its stockpiles of…
Iran: Free Students Long in Solitary
HRW – Iranian authorities have detained two students from Sharif University in Tehran in solitary confinement for nearly two months, Human Rights…
Mother of Jailed Anti-Compulsory Hijab Activist Calls for Legal Reform
CHRI - Laws in Iran that allow the authorities to imprison people after they’ve been acquitted should be immediately revised,…
French president demands Iran release anthropologist dual citizen
Al-Arabia - Emmanuel Macron made the comments on the one-year anniversary of Fariba Adelkah's imprisonment. French President Emmanuel Macron meets…
Macron Demands Release Of French-Iranian Academic Held By Tehran
Radiofarda - President Emmanuel Macron has demanded that Franco-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah, whom Tehran has sentenced to six years in…
Iran Police Denies Responsibility For Death Of Afghan Citizens In Vehicle Fire
Radiofarda - An Iranian security official on Thursday denied that police shooting was responsible for a vehicle fire in Yazd…