Iran Releases South Korean-Flagged Tanker Crew
VOA - Iran has released 19 crew members and the captain of a South Korean tanker that was seized in…
Month: February 2021
Iran Suggests ‘Choreographed’ Return to Nuclear Deal
VOA - Tehran said Monday that the impasse over the future of the Iran nuclear deal could be broken, suggesting…
Iran hangs 27 people in January amid incessant use of death penalty
Iran-HRM - At least 27 prisoners were executed in Iran in January 2021. The executed include four political prisoners, six…
Abbas Dehghan sentenced to jail, flogging and payment of reparation
Iran-HRM - A Gonabadi Dervish, Abbas Dehghan, has received a prison sentence, in addition to flogging and payment of blood…
Foreign Affairs: Iran Isn’t Just a Nuclear File
CHRI - As President Joe Biden sets the course for a new U.S. policy toward Iran, he would do well…
36 Right Groups Call for Urgent Release of Kurdish Activists in Iran
Iran Human Rights - 36 human rights organizations including Iran Human Rights (IHR) call on the international community for urgent…
More than 5 Prisoners Transferred for Execution in Rajai Shahr Prison
Iran Human Rights (IHR) - More than five prisoners, all of whom appear to have been sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for “premeditated…
Pentagon sends aircraft carrier Nimitz home from Middle East
Al-Monitor - The US Navy’s Nimitz carrier strike force has left the Middle East after a nine-month deployment abroad that was extended…
Iran state TV airs launch of new satellite-carrying rocket
(AP) — Iranian state TV on Monday aired the launch of the country’s newest satellite-carrying rocket, which it said was…
Iran’s hard-line parliament rejects president’s budget draft
Al-Arabia - Iran’s parliament, dominated by hard-liners, rejected on Tuesday a budget bill proposed by the country’s relatively moderate President…