Iran nuclear deal, easing sanctions did not curb Iran-backed militancy: Report
Al-Arabia - The 2015 Iran nuclear deal and the easing of sanctions on Tehran did not curb or moderate Iranian-backed…
Month: February 2021
Afkari Brothers Banned From Seeing Family
Iranwire - The two jailed brothers of Navid Afkari, the wrestler who was executed on September 12, 2020 amid international…
Labor Activists Slam Government’s New Contracts Proposal
Iranwire - A leaked letter signed by Iran’s Vice President for Legal Affairs addressed to the Social Security Organization has…
Student Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Letter Exposing Abuses
Iranwire - Parisa Rafiei, a University of Tehran labor activist turned political prisoner at Evin Prison, has just had another…
On Revolution Anniversary, Analysts Blame Iran’s Islamist Ideology for National Decline
VOA - Iran’s prolonged economic recession and increasing regional isolation as its Islamist rulers mark 42 years in power is…
IRAN: TORTURED AHWAZI ARABS AT RISK OF EXECUTION
Amnesty - Three death row prisoners from Iran’s Ahwazi Arab minority, Ali Khasraji, Hossein Silawi and Jasem Heidary, have sewn…
Female Activists Imprisoned for Attending Protests, Refusing “Virginity Test”
CHRI - Two imprisoned student activists continue to be persecuted for peacefully protesting unjust policies and practices in Iran, including…
In letter to Putin, Khamenei says Iran ‘will not wait’
Al-Monitor According to an adviser to Iran’s parliament speaker, Amir Hussein Abdollahian, Iran’s supreme leader sent a letter to Russian President…
USCIRF Condemns Houthis for Summoning 19 Baha’is to Stand Trial on Spurious Charges
Shabtabnews – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today condemned Houthi authorities for summoning 19 members of Yemen’s Baha’i…
US to continue pressure on Iran-backed Houthis for attacks in the region: Report
Al-Arabia - The United States will continue to put pressure on the Iran-backed Houthi militia in an effort to end…