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Month: August 2020

Explosions Hit US Coalition Supply Convoys In Iraq – Sources, Military

Radiofarda - At least two explosions have hit convoys supplying U.S.-led coalition forces in Iraq in the last 24 hours,…

Former Lawmaker Arrested For Massive Corruption Involving Iran Parliament Speaker

Radiofarda- Judiciary Spokesman Gholam-Hossein Esmaili on Tuesday announced that a former lawmaker has been arrested in connection with a massive…

Warrior, Interrogator, Artist; The Man Who Leads IRGC’s Cultural Onslaught

Radiofarda - Owj Arts and Media Organization is one of many institutions affiliated with Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), aiming at…

New Conviction against Imprisoned Labor Leader Upheld to Keep Him Behind Bars

CHRI - The prominent labor activist Jafar Azimzadeh, who should have been released from prison in February 2020 as part of…

Political Prisoners in Iran Contracting COVID-19 at Alarming Rate

CHRi - Prominent Labor Activists, Lawyer and Journalist Among Those Falling Ill Political prisoners in Iran—including prominent labor leaders Esmail Abdi and Jafar…

Iran: Two Brothers Executed at Tabriz Prison

Iran Human Rights (IHR) - Two brothers who had been sentenced to qisas (retribution in-kind) for murder were executed in Tabriz Central…

Iran: Prisoner, Fayegh Ahmadi executed at Sanandaj Prison

Iran Human Rights (IHR) - A prisoner sentenced to qisas (retribution in-kind) for “murder during a mass dispute” was executed…

Iran: Three Men Executed for Drug Charges

Iran Human Rights (IHR) - Three prisoners on death row on narcotics charges were executed in Qom Central Prison on…

Iran convicts citizens for spying for foreign powers

aljazeera.com - Iranian courts sentenced two men to 10 years each in jail for spying on the country for the…

USCIRF : “Iran must cease immediately its appalling mistreatment of Sunni detainees.”

Shabtabnews - USCIRF Commissioner calls on Iranian regime to cease immediately its appalling mistreatment of Sunni detainees. https://twitter.com/uscirf/status/1292829601635467265?s=12