Weekly Review of Censorship: For God’s Sake, Just Leave Us Alone
iranwire.com - Journalist Masoud Kazemi says that security agents continue to harass him following his release from prison, despite the…
Month: November 2020
Iran’s New Ambassador to Yemen is a High-Ranking Quds Force Commander
iranwire.com - Until three weeks ago, Hassan Irloo was a mysterious figure – associated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’s Quds…
Covid-19 Restrictions Tightened as November Protest Anniversary Approaches
iranwire.com - Further restrictions to help reduce the spread of coronavirus will be imposed in Iran on Tuesday, November 10.…
Biden Presidency Could Lessen Tensions With Iran, But Shift Unlikely To Happen Overnight
RFL/RE - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has promised to stake a new course with Iran, pledging that Washington will rejoin…
Young Men Flogged in Public in Northeastern Iran For Theft
Iran-HRM - The public flogging sentences for two men were carried out today in the city of Golbahar in northeast…
Covid-19 Cases Surge and Isfahan Hospitalizations Reach Critical as Curfew is Imposed
iranwire.com - Starting on November 10 and lasting for a month, all businesses in Tehran, provincial capitals and populous city,…
Will Russia Step up its Disinformation Campaign Post-Election?
iranwire.com - Emil Filtenborg and Stefan Weichert are independent journalists based in Ukraine. In a weekly series for IranWire, they…
Khamenei.com: Khamenei Buys into China’s “New Silk Road” Plan
iranwire.com - Khamenei.com is a review of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s 31-year record as Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic. Khamenei is…
How Will Biden Change U.S. Policy On Russia, Iran?
RFL/RE - As a candidate, Joe Biden said he would reverse many of the foreign-policy initiatives of the Trump administration,…
Source: Female Iranian Filmmaker Jailed Since 2018 Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
VOA - An Iranian filmmaker jailed since 2018 for her work and criticism of the government has been sentenced to…