Iranian political prisoner has been left to suffer after undergoing surgery
Iran-HRM - Political prisoner Akbar Bagheri was harassed and tortured after undergoing surgery in a hospital with handcuffs.Since being returned…
Month: March 2021
UN: Iran Committed Multiple Rights Violations in Downing of Ukrainian Jet and Aftermath
CHRI - In a 45-page official letter to the government of Iran by Agnès Callamard, UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary…
Iran: Unlawful killings of destitute fuel porters must be independently investigated
Amnesty - Iran’s Revolutionary Guards unlawfully used lethal force against unarmed fuel porters near the city of Saravan, in Sistan…
Iran says ‘time not ripe’ for negotiations with US
AL- monitor - Spokesperson for the Iranian government Ali Rabiee has said the “time is not ripe” for the United States to…
US sanctions two Houthi military leaders after attacks on Saudi Arabia
Al-Monitor - The United States has announced sanctions on two military leaders of Yemen’s Houthi rebel movement following a spate of…
Lebanese Hezbollah Supporters Raise Iranian Flag in Response to Beirut Port Accusation
Iranwire - On Sunday night, a group of Lebanese Hezbollah supporters marched on a southern suburb of Beirut to show…
Official Report: Iran Could Use Cryptocurrencies to Avoid Sanctions
Iranwire - The Iranian Presidential Center for StrategicStudies, a thinktank attached to President Rouhani’s office, has published a detailed report stressing the necessity for…
Top Sports Court Cancels Iranian Judo Federation Suspension
RFL/RE - Iran's suspension from international judo tournaments for refusing to allow its athletes to compete against Israeli opponents was…
Biden’s Iran Travel Ban Repeal Reignites Debate About Whether US Can Effectively Vet Iranians
VOA - U.S. President Joe Biden’s quick January repeal of his predecessor's travel ban on Iran has not yet revived…
Iran executes four Ahvazi Arab political prisoners
Iran-HRM - Iranian authorities on Sunday executed four political prisoners from Iran’s Ahvazi Arab minority. The political prisoners, Naser Khafajian,…