28 Iranian Political Prisoners on Nowruz Hunger Strike
Iranwire - Twenty-eight Iranian political prisoners have announced in a letter that they will be on hunger strike for the…
Month: March 2021
Grieving Father: Make 1400 the Year of No to the Islamic Republic
Iranwire - The father of one of the victims of the November 2019 protests has called the year 1400 the…
AP Sources: Iran Threatens US Army Base, Top General
VOA - Iran has made threats against Fort McNair, an Army base in the nation's capital, and against the Army's…
Human Rights Defender Atena Daemi Prison Exiled to Rasht
Iran Human Rights (IHR) - Imprisoned human rights defender, Atena Daemi has been exiled from Evin Prison to Rasht Central…
‘Terrorist’ Bomb Attack Kills One In Southeast Iran, Says State News Agency
RFL/RE - One person was killed and three were wounded in a bomb explosion in southeastern Iran, the state news…
Debate in Iranian Circles
gatestoneinstitute.org - "Muslims do not want democracy. Anyone who says democratic republic is an enemy of Islam. All our miseries…
Iran’s Supreme Leader Sees Chance For ‘Removal Of Barriers’ In Speech Ushering In Norouz
RFL/RE - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei welcomed the Persian New Year, predicting in a live televised speech on…
‘They Don’t Want His Name To Be Heard’: One Iranian Mother’s 21-Year Search For Her Son
RFL/RE - Akram Neghabi has been searching for her son for more than two decades, despite threats, state pressure, and…
What Do the Ayatollahs Have Against Nowruz?
Iranwire - Four decades on from the 1979 Islamic Revolution, very few old Iranian traditions and symbols have escaped the Islamic…
Retributive Justice in 2021: Why Does Iran Ask its Citizens to Carry Out Executions?
Iranwire - Earlier this week, Iran Human Rights shared the appalling news that a woman had been executed in Rasht…