Iranian government submits ‘violence against women’ bill to parliament
PayvandNews- The Iranian government has submitted a long-awaited bill for the protection of women against violence to the parliament. The…
Month: January 2021
Lebanon Wants an End to Iranian Occupation
gatestoneinstitute.org - The Lebanese are worried that their country will meet the fate endured by Iraq, Syria and Yemen, where…
Iran Holds Ballistic-Missile Drills Amid Heightened Tensions With U.S.
RFL/RE - Iranian forces have held military exercises involving ballistic missiles amid heightened tensions over the country's nuclear program and…
Three More Baha’i Houses Raided in Iran
Iranwire - Officers from Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence raided the houses of three Baha'i citizens in different cities of Iran,…
The Day IRGC Downed My Sister’s Plane
Radiofarda -- "Deep in my heart, I longed for the lie to continue. Alas, it did not. After three days…
A Killing Field Named The Islamic Republic
Radiofarda - In its report on the state of journalism in the world in 2020, Paris-based Reporters Sans Frontières (Reporters…
Iran Gives Director 3-Year Prison Term for Film About Journalist-Turned-Activist
VOA - Iran has sentenced a film director to an effective three-year prison term for alleged national security offenses, including…
Turkish-Iranian Rivalry Grows Over Turkish Caucasus Ambitions
VOA - The recent arrest by Turkish authorities of an alleged Iranian spy ring is seen as a sign of…
Political prisoner denied medical treatment for suspected cancer
Iran-HRM - Iranian political prisoner Masoumeh Senobari has been denied medical leave and hospital transfers despite being suspected of cancer.…
Iran: Brothers Mehdi and Moharam Feyzi Executed in Ardebil
Iran Human Rights (IHR) - Two brothers who were sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for “premeditated murder” during a group fight, have been…