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Month: January 2021

Four Decades of Vilifying and Harassing Iranian Baha’is by the Islamic Republic

Iranwire - The Islamic Republic of Iran was born in 1979 following a wave of popular uprisings against Shah Mohammad…

Tehran’s Oldest Jewish Hospital Shuts Down

Iranwire - An old building sits in Mostafa Khomeini Street, near the Sirus crossroads. Outside, a large sign indicates a…

Iranian Rival Camps Lined Up to Gain from Biden’s Administration

Radiofarda - Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's website has published a series of exclusive interviews with seven top-ranking officials in…

Iran Hosts Taliban to ‘Exchange Views’ on US-backed Afghan Peace Process

VOA - Senior leaders of Afghanistan’s Taliban insurgency traveled to Iran Tuesday to “exchange views” on U.S.-brokered peace negotiations between…

Former Hostages Urge Biden Not to Deal with Iran Unless it Frees Other Americans

VOA - Two Americans and a U.S. permanent resident whom Washington says were held hostage by Iran for years until…

Five Arab political prisoners go on hunger strike in Shaiban Prison of Ahvaz

Iran-HRM - Five Arab political prisoners have started a hunger strike in Shaiban Prison of Ahvaz, capital of southwestern Iranian…

Political prisoner Akbar Bagheri in dire health, denied treatment

Iran-HRM - Political prisoner Akbar Bagheri is detained in the Great Tehran Penitentiary (GTP). He is in dire health condition…

Prisoner Omran Hariri Transferred for Execution in Qom

Iran Human Rights (IHR) - A prisoner sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder, has been transferred to solitary confinement in preparation for…

IHR Warns of Crackdown on Kurdish and Baluch Citizens in Iran

Iran Human Rights (IHR) - There has been a dramatic rise in the execution of Baluch citizens over the last…

Iranian-American sentenced to prison, allegedly without a trial

Al-Monitor - An Iranian American man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison on spying charges, even though his…