U.S. Condemns Death Sentences Against Iranian Anti-Government Protesters
RFL/RE - The United States has condemned an Iranian court’s decision to issue death sentences against three men who took…
Month: June 2020
New U.S. Sanctions Hit Firms Linked To Iran’s Metals Sector
RFL/RE -- The United States has unveiled new sanctions against the Iranian metallurgical sector, blacklisting several companies, including domestic and…
Iraqi Forces Raid Iranian-Backed Militia’s HQ Near Baghdad
RFL/RE - Iraqi security forces have raided the headquarters of an Iran-backed militia near Baghdad, seizing rockets and detaining more…
Iran Reports Explosion At Gas-Storage Tank Near Sensitive Military Site
RFL/RE - Iran's Defense Ministry says there has been an explosion at an Iranian gas-storage facility in an area with…
Iranian Workers Sentenced to Prison and Flogging for Demanding Overdue Wages
Iran-HRM - A court in Iran has sentenced 42 workers of the Azarab factory, to lashes and prison for participating…
Detained November Protesters Stabbed in the Greater Tehran Penitentiary
Iran-HRM - Two protesters detained during November 2019 protests were severely beaten by two non-political inmates who have the support…
Iran Warns Against US-led Efforts to Extend Arms Embargo
VOA - Iran's U.N. ambassador said Thursday that he believes a U.S. resolution to extend an arms embargo against his…
Kurdish Prisoner, 27, Secretly Executed Despite Judge Agreeing He Was Innocent
CHRI - The family of Hedayatollah (Hedayat) Abdollahpour, a 27-year-old Kurdish-Iranian father of two who was on death row based on false charges since 2018, has been informed of his death weeks after he…
IRAN: FURTHER INFORMATION: SYRIAN KURD UNDER THREAT OF EXECUTION IN IRAN: KAMAL HASSAN RAMEZAN SOULO
Amnesty - Kamal Hassan Ramezan Soulo, a Syrian Kurd arbitrarily detained in Iran’s West Azerbaijan province, has been at risk…
Sepideh Qoliyan Refuses to Beg for Pardon, Goes Back to Prison
CHRI - Freelance reporter Sepideh Qoliyan, issued a five-year sentence for reporting on a peaceful rally by sugar mill workers for unpaid wages,…