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Month: January 2021

Iran’s FM in Moscow to discuss post-Trump policy

Al-Monitor - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived in the Russian capital Jan. 26, where he is scheduled to sit…

Activists Say Sunni Mosque Foundations Demolished In Iran ‘To Pressure’ Sunnis

RFL/RE - Baluchi activists say Iranian authorities have demolished the foundations of a Sunni mosque in the city of Iranshahr…

Iran Reportedly Orders Operators To Block Signal Messaging App

Iranwire - The Iranian monthly Peivast is reporting that Iran has blocked the private encrypted messaging application Signal, ordering mobile operators to…

A Nation Betrayed: Interview with Mana Neyestani

Iranwire - In partnership with IranWire, the renowned Iranian cartoonist Mana Neyestani has created a new graphic novel entitled The Crash, Covid-19 and…

The Crash, Covid-19 and Other Iranian Stories: A Graphic Novel for 2020

Iranwire - Regular readers of IranWire will by now be well-versed in the calamitous approach of the Islamic Republic of…

Top Female Referee Banned for Scholarly Research

Iranwire - ISNA news agency reports that Aso Javaheri, an international Iranian women's football referee, has been banned from the sport due…

A Mandaean Martial Arts Master’s Story of Discrimination

Iranwire - Religious minorities in Iran have been deprived of many of their citizenship rights for many years. The rights…

US General Says US, Iran Entering ‘Period of Opportunity;’ Former Prisoner Warns Against Softening Stance

VOA - How relations between the United States and Iran will take shape under the new Biden administration remains to…

Political prisoner Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee banished to Amol Prison

Iran-HRM - Iranian prison authorities have banished political prisoner Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee to the Prison of Amol, in northern Iran.…

Center for Human Rights in Iran Joins International Call Against Deadly Crackdown on Afghan Civil Society

CHRI - A group of international human rights groups including the Center for Human Rights in Iran today published a…