Electrical Problem Strikes Iran’s Natanz Nuclear Facility
VOA - Iran’s Natanz nuclear site suffered a problem Sunday involving its electrical distribution grid just hours after starting up…
Month: April 2021
Iran Launches Advanced Centrifuges Marking Its National Nuclear Day
VOA - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani oversaw on live television Saturday the launch of advanced centrifuges to enrich uranium, a…
31 women and men arrested at mixed-gender party in southwest Iran
Iran-HRM - Thirty-one women and men were arrested at a private party in a coffee shop in the southwestern Iranian…
Behnam Mahjoubi -A Medical Review
Behnam Mahjoubi was a 33-year-old man, a member of the Gonabadi Sufi order in Iran, who was arrested in February…
Necessity of Human Rights as a Key Component of the US Negotiations with Iran
Shabtabnews - A statement by IOPHR emphasises the necessity of Human Rights as a Key Component of the US Negotiations…
Iran Uses Religious Edicts to Discriminate Against Women
Iranwire - Under Islamic law, women in Iran do not have the same rights as men. This includes not having the right to choose…
Iran’s Local Government Stitch-Up, and How to Resolve It
Iranwire - On February 26, 1999, millions of Iranians made their way to polling stations across the country to vote…
Worsening Inflation Casts a Shadow Over Iranian New Year
Iranwire - The Iranian year 1399 (March 2021 to March 2021) broke all inflation-related records in the history of the…
US: Indirect Talks With Iran to Resume in Vienna But Demand to Lift All Sanctions May Cause ‘Impasse’
VOA - The U.S. and Iran have agreed to a second round of indirect talks in Vienna next week to…
Iran: Prisoners killed by security forces during COVID-19 pandemic protests
Amnesty.org -This press release has been updated to correct the estimated number of prisoners killed, based on Amnesty International’s ongoing…