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Month: November 2020

Could the Next President of Iran be a Revolutionary Guard?

iranwire.com - In just seven months’ time, Iranians will go to the polls to cast their votes in favor of…

Discriminatory Treatment of the Poor in Iran, Single Mother Self-Immolates

Iran-HRM - Discriminatory treatment of the poor in Iran, single mother self-immolates A woman setting herself on fire in Bandar…

New Wave of Arrests of MEK Supporters in Tehran and Across the Country

Iran-HRM - The wave of arrest of families and supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) has continued.…

Caucasus: Clash of Imperial Dreams

gatestoneinstitute.org - To start with, the mini-victory he [Erdogan] has won against Armenia may have whetted Erdogan's appetite for further…

Iran Jails Ailing Female Dissident Who Signed 2019 Letter Asking Khamenei to Quit, Husband Says

VOA - Iran has imprisoned an ailing female dissident who signed a 2019 letter calling on its Islamist ruler to…

Iran Says It Seized Panama-Flagged Tanker For Alleged Fuel Smuggling

RFL/RE - Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has detained a Panama-flagged oil tanker in the Persian Gulf that was…

A Path to Democracy Without Violence

iranwire.com - For the last 16 years an Iranian-born doctor, Hassan Nayeb-Hashem, has been working on a remarkable project. The general…

Iran Named as Top Cyber Security Risk to Canada

iranwire.com - For the first time, Canada has formally named Iran as being among the biggest cyber-threats to the country,…

Officials and MPs Clash Over Coronavirus Fines and Subsidies

iranwire.com - Iran’s most stringent coronavirus measures yet are due go into effect across the country from the small hours…

Iranian Worker, 45, Sets Himself On Fire Due to Financial Straits

Iran-HRM - A 45-year-old worker in Kermanshah set fire to himself and died on Wednesday, November 18, 2020. The destitute…