The Pope’s Upcoming Meeting With Sistani has Implications for Iran
Iranwire - A meeting between Pope Francis, the head of the worldwide Catholic Church, and Ayatollah Ali Sistani, an influential…
Month: February 2021
Sister: Iranian Political Prisoner’s Health Worsens After Iran Denied him Treatment
VOA - The family of a jailed Iranian dissident recently sentenced to 14 years in prison for peaceful activism has…
Iran: Suicidal inmate subjected to 60 lashes and at risk of amputation
Amnesty - The Iranian authorities’ flogging of Hadi Rostami, an inmate at Urumieh prison in West Azerbaijan province, 60 times…
Prisoner Bahavar Tanazi Executed in Meshgin Shahr Prison
Iran Human Rights (IHR) - A prisoner sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder, has been executed at Meshgin Shahr Prison. According to…
Tortured Sufi prisoner dies in coma after receiving unknown prison medication
Iran-HRM - Behnam Mahjoubi, from Iran’s persecuted Gonabadi Dervish religious minority, passed away today in a hospital in Tehran four…
Iran, Russia begin joint naval drill in northern Indian Ocean: Report
Al-Arabia - Iranian and Russian militaries have kicked off a joint naval drill in the Indian Ocean aimed at boosting…
Iran Says It Will End IAEA Snap Inspections Of Nuclear Sites
RFL/RE - Iran says it will block snap inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) beginning next week if…
Iran Denies Citizen Detained In Turkey Is A Consulate Employee
RFL/RE - Iran’s Foreign Ministry has denied Turkish media reports alleging that an Iranian citizen recently arrested in Turkey is…
UN Expert Raises Alarm Over Reports Of LGBT Child ‘Torture’ In Iran
RFL/RE -The UN’s special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran has expressed concern over reports that the…
New Year Travel Permitted Despite Spread of Coronavirus Variant in Iran
Iranwire - A surge in the number of people infected with the highly contagious coronavirus variant found in the UK…