Freed Iranian Dissident in Good Mental State, Needs Medical Monitoring, Husband Says
VOA - Iran has freed a prominent female dissident jailed since 2015, her husband and state media say, following a…
Month: October 2020
US Announces Sanctions on 18 Iranian Banks
VOA - The U.S. government imposed new sanctions on 18 Iranian banks as Washington turned up the pressure on Tehran by…
US government announces seizure of 92 Iran-linked websites
Al-Monitor - The US government seized the domains of 92 websites allegedly operated by the Iranian government, the Department of…
Iran releases human rights activist Narges Mohammadi after sentence cut
Al-Arabia - Iranian human rights activist and journalist Narges Mohammadi has been released from prison after her sentence was reduced,…
USCIRF Releases Ritual Slaughter Factsheet Highlighting Range of Restrictions across Europe
Shabtabnews - Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following new report…
U.S. Expected To Impose New Sanctions On Iran’s Financial Sector – Source
Radiofarda - The United States is preparing to impose fresh sanctions on Iran's financial industry as soon as Thursday, a…
Iran’s Ageing Population Hit With Consequences Of High Unemployment
Radiofarda - Ten percent of Iran's population is elderly, with the Gilan province home to the country's oldest citizens, the…
Source: Iranian Dissident Contracts Coronavirus in Prison
VOA - An Iranian dissident has contracted the coronavirus at a prison in northern Iran, according to a knowledgeable source,…
Iran, Torture in Public: Parading and Humiliating Detainees in the Streets
Iran-HRM - The State Security Force agents have been parading young people in the streets of Iran over the past…
Relatives Demand Justice for Victims of 1988 Massacre in Iran
Iran-HRM - A group of relatives of political prisoners executed in the 1988 massacre and the 1990s in Iran protested…