Iran: Imminent execution of Swedish-Iranian academic Ahmadreza Djalali must be halted
Amnesty - Responding to news that Ahmadreza Djalali, an Iranian-Swedish specialist in emergency medicine, has been transferred to solitary confinement…
Month: November 2020
Iran: Kurdish Cultural Activist Anisa Jaffari Arrested in Kermanshah
Iran Human Rights (IHR) - Anisa Jaffari-Mehr, a Kurdish cultural activist, has been arrested at her home by security agents…
Iran taps into emergency fund to compensate Ukraine flight victims
Al-Monitor - The Iranian government says it will tap into its National Development Fund to pay compensation to the families of…
Iranian filmmaker Kambuzia Partovi dies at 65 due to COVID-19
Payvand.com - Veteran Director and Scriptwriter Kambuzia Partovi died of COVID-19 on Tuesday. He was 65. Partovi, the prominent director…
Trump To Roll Out Stiff Bond Requirements For Visitors From ‘Overstay’ Countries, Including Iran
RFL/RE - Washington announced on November 23 that it will launch a six-month trial program next month to force visitors…
European Powers Meeting To Discuss Iran Nuclear Deal After Tehran’s Latest Breach
RFL/RE - The German government says the foreign ministers of Britain, France, and Germany are meeting in Berlin on November…
Fact Check: Has China Defeated the Pandemic?
iranwire.com - On November 20, 2020, the Tehran-based newspaper Kayhan declared a "complete defeat of the coronavirus in China". Quoting President Xi…
“Stop the Injustice”: Iranian-American’s Plea From Prison
iranwire.com - Siamak Namazi, who has been jailed in Iran since 2015, has appealed to President Rouhani's vice president for science…
Covid-19 Medicine for Sale on Black Market
iranwire.com -A member of the National Coronavirus Taskforce has described the news that coronavirus drugs are being sold on the black…
Investigative Reporter Facing Jail in Iran Honored by Press Freedom Community
iranwire.com - A freelance reporter facing a five-year prison sentence in Iran has been recognized in the Committee to Protect…