Iranians Deserve Freedom Not Bullets, State Department Says
Radiofarda - In response to a tweet by Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei accusing the United States government of "murdering"…
Month: August 2020
Iran’s Efforts To Deny People Information And Entertainment Are Futile
Radiofarda - Iranian society has been fighting systematic censorship for over four decades; from the ban on videotapes in 1980s,…
Hezbollah Under Pressure Says Will Support Reformist Government
Radiofarda - The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah said Sunday his group will facilitate the formation of a government that would…
Authorities Prosecute 130 Villagers Who Protested Demolition of Their Homes
Iran-HRM - The state security forces have summoned and arrested 130 locals in Abolfazl village who had protested the destruction…
Iran Court Passes Double Death Sentence On Protester In Shiraz
Radiofarda - Iranian human rights activists have reported that a court in Shiraz has sentenced a 27-year-old to two death…
Iran’s Natural Gas Exports To Turkey Drop To Zero In Second Quarter
Radiofarda - The Turkish Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) reports that in the second quarter of 2020, the country did…
Iran Says To Fight US Suit To Seize $1.7 Billion Held By Deutsche Boerse
Radiofarda - Iran's central bank said on Saturday it was taking legal steps to counter a lawsuit filed in a…
American PEN Calls For Immediate Release Of Iran Rights Defender
Radiofarda - A renowned Iranian writer, human rights lawyer and activist, Ms. Nasrin Sotoudeh is reportedly in critical condition after…
Iran Proposes Bill For Tighter Online Censorship, ‘Military Control’ Of Internet
RFL/RE - A group of 40 Iranian lawmakers has submitted a controversial draft bill to the parliament that could result…
Protester Navid Afkari Sentenced to Death After Confessing Under Torture
Iran Human Rights (IHR) - A number of August 2018 protesters in Shiraz were arrested a month and a half…