Iran Parliament Decision To Distribute $600 Million ‘Free Asphalt’ Ticket To Corruption
Radiofarda - Critics say the ratification of a controversial motion by Iran's hardliner-dominated parliament that obligates the government to distribute…
Month: July 2020
Key Lawmaker: Blast In Iran’s Enrichment Site Was Due To Security Breach
Radiofarda - A member of the Iranian Parliament's National Security Committee says the blast at Iran's main nuclear establishment in…
Iran Lawmakers Appoint Controversial Ahmadinejad Ally To Head Court Of Audit
Radiofarda -Iran's Parliament on Wednesday elected a controversial politician known as an associate of the former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as…
Activist Decries Iran’s Upholding of his 8-Year Prison Term, Citing Injustices in His Case
VOA- An Iranian rights activist has denounced an Iranian court’s upholding of his eight-and-a-half-year prison sentence as unfair due to…
Afghans Refute Iran’s Claim Fatemyon Fight in Syria Is for ‘More Secure’ Afghanistan
VOA - The Iranian deputy foreign minister said recently in Kabul that Afghans fought in Syria as part of the Fatemyon Brigade to make…
Iran’s Deteriorating Economy, Raging Coronavirus Have Raised Fears Of Renewed Street Protests
RFL/RE - A provocative street protest in southwestern Iran last week that was critical of the Islamic establishment has many…
Tortured Teenager Threatened With Rape of Girlfriend in Prison
Iran-HRM - Abolfazl Karimi, a teenager arrested during the November 2019 protests, recently wrote a letter stating that he had…
Iran Appeals Court Upholds 31-Year Total Sentence For Baha’is
Iran-HRM - An Appeals court in Fars Province, southwestern Iran, sentenced 12 followers of the Baha’i faith to a total…
Shocking Conditions Inside Overcrowded Women’s Ward of Sepidar Prison
Iran-HRM - According to a report received from the Women’s ward of Sepidar Prison, inmates held in overcrowded wards are…
The Iranian Health Care System in the Face of COVID-19 – A Response to Vira Ameli
Radiozamaneh - This paper is a critique of Vira Ameli’s essay titled “Sanctions and Sickness,” which was published in the…