Women Banned From Riding Bikes In Iran Province Run By Ultra-Conservative Cleric
Radiofarda - The "Headquarters for Promoting Virtue and Prohibiting Vice" in Iran's Khorasan Razavi Province has enforced a ban on…
Month: August 2020
Iran Hardliners Claim China Is Serving Islam By Suppressing Uyghur Muslims
Radiofarda - Iranian conservatives have been justifying the Chinese government's suppression of Uyghur Muslims in China and keeping silent in…
People Tell Radio Farda Government Hiding True COVID Numbers
Radiofarda - In exclusive video-taped interviews sent to Radio Farda by citizen-journalists from Iran, residents of Karaj -- the capital city of…
Pompeo’s Warning Against Closer China-Iran Ties Highlights Dilemma for Beijing
VOA - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s latest warning that China would destabilize the Middle East by deepening ties with…
Death Toll Tops 100 in Beirut Blast
VOA - Prime Minister Hassan Diab declared Wednesday a day of mourning in Lebanon after a powerful blast devastated the…
Iran Executes Man Arrested in December 2017 Protests in Isfahan
Iran-HRM - Political prisoner Mostafa Salehi, detained for participating in late 2017, early 2018 protests was hanged at dawn today…
At Least 21 Iranian Kolbars Murdered by IRGC Within Five Months
Iran-HRM - Based on information compiled by the Iran Human Rights Monitor, at least 21 porters (or back carriers) have…
Iran Executes Woman After 6 Years on Death Row
Iran-HRM - A young woman was executed on August 2, 2020, in the Central Prison of Mashhad, the state-run media…
Fire at Iranian industrial site adds to wave of mysterious explosions
Al-Monitor - A fire erupted at an Iranian industrial facility this morning, state TV reported, marking the latest in a wave…
Iran women’s podcast gives voice to victims of abuse
BBC - Maryam's voice trembles as she tells what happened when her husband attacked her in public. "People's reaction was…