Top UN Iran Expert Expresses “Alarm” at Iran’s “Unprecedented Violent Crackdown” against Protestors
CHRI - In the latest report by the UN’s top expert on Iran, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human…
Month: September 2020
Iranian fuel tankers reported off coast of South Africa
Al-Monitor - An Iranian fuel tanker bound for Venezuela showed up on radar on Friday as off the coast of…
Iran’s secular shift: new survey reveals huge changes in religious beliefs
theconversation.com - Iran’s 1979 Islamic revolution was a defining event that changed how we think about the relationship between religion…
USCIRF condemns the upholding of death sentences against 7 Sunni Muslims in Iran
Shabtabnews - USCIRF condemns the upholding of death sentences against 7 Sunni Muslims in #Iran yesterday on charges of "emnity…
Khamenei’s Favorite Preacher Accused of Land-Grabbing
Radiofarda - An outspoken whistle-blowing journalist, Yashar Soltani, has challenged a preacher close to the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali…
Microsoft Says Russian, Iranian, Chinese Hackers Target Biden, Trump Campaigns
RFL/RE - U.S. tech giant Microsoft says hackers linked to Russia, Iran, and China have targeted people and organizations tied…
Parents of Champion Wrestler Navid Afkari Appeal for Justice
Iran-HRM - In a letter to the Chief of Iranian Judiciary, the parents of champion wrestler Navid Afkari, urged him…
‘A Bargaining Chip’: Jailed British-Iranian Mother Faces New Trial in Tehran
VOA - Dual British-Iranian citizen Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, jailed for five years in Iran on spying charges, will face a new…
Iran: Prisoner Khezr Ghavidel Executed in Urmia
Iran Human Rights (IHR) - A prisoner sentenced to death on “drug-related” charges, was executed in Urmia Central Prison. According…
Tehran Stock Exchange: The end of an illusion
Al-Monitor - In an economy besieged by sanctions and handicapped by corruption, the Tehran Stock Exchange offered a rare opportunity for…