Over 20 Asiatic cheetahs sighted in north-central Iran
PayvandNews - Twenty-one Asiatic cheetahs have been observed in the north-central province of Semnan since the beginning of the current…
Month: September 2020
IOPHR – Urgent Action: Stop the Execution of Navid Afkari
Shabtabnews - In a statment today "IOPHR condemned the Iranian regime’s human rights violations and for not giving a fair…
Protester’s Death Sentenced Based On Bogus Evidence, Lawyer Says
Radiofarda - The lawyer of Navid Afkari, a 27-year-old man who received two death sentences for allegedly killing a security…
FIFA Threatens Iranian Soccer with Suspension Due To Multiple Charter Violations
Radiofarda - FIFA, the international governing body of soccer, has demanded an explanation for Iranian judicial authorities' prosecution of the…
Online Calls To Protest More Than Doubled In One Year, Iran Security Official Says
Radiofarda - Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Hossein Zolfaqari, the Security Deputy of Iran's Interior Ministry, said that “social tensions”…
Iran’s Khamenei Says U.A.E. ‘Betrayed’ Islamic World With Israel Normalization Deal
RFL/RE - Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called the United Arab Emirates’ (U.A.E.) historic deal with Israel to…
Iran Political Prisoners Warn Authorities About COVID Breakout In Prison
Radiofarda - In an open letter, sixty political prisoners warned on Sunday about a COVID-19 breakout in several wards of…
Newspaper Close To Khamenei Office Criticizes Officials Who Do Not Retire After 80
Radiofarda - A hardliner Iranian newspaper linked to the office of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is criticizing Iranian politicians…
Iran Students To Start School Except In ‘Red Zones’ Next Week Amid COVID Fears
Radiofarda - Mohsen Haji-Mirzai, Iran's Minister of Education, said on Monday that students will start school in all areas around…
Jailed Iranian Lawyer Declines Injection as Health Worsens on Hunger Strike Day 21, Husband Says
VOA - A jailed Iranian lawyer and human rights defender has suffered a significant decline in her health on the…