Mosques disappear as China strives to ‘build a beautiful Xinjiang’ behind high walls
Al-Arabia - The Jiaman mosque in the city of Qira, in the far western Chinese region of Xinjiang, is hidden…
Month: May 2021
Extremist Preachers in Marivan Support Jihadists’ Calls to Kill ‘Blasphemers’
Iranwire - A number of Sunni preachers in Kurdistan have openly backed a public call by jihadi extremists in the…
Why Don’t Iranians Trust the Government’s Vaccination Program?
iranwire.com - On Monday, the acting governor of the port city of Mahshahr in Khuzestan sounded the alarm about new,…
General Signs Up in Revolutionary Guards’ Battle for the Presidency
Iranwire - On May 11, Iranian media reported that Brigadier General Saeed Mohammad, the former commander of the Revolutionary Guards’…
Who Are the Iranians the US Might Free in a Prisoner Swap?
VOA - As the United States and Iran hold indirect talks about engaging in a rare exchange of prisoners, observers…
Iran Election: Guardian Council Flexes Muscle, Unlawfully Imposes More Qualification Requirements
CHRI - A directive “ratified” by Iran’s Guardian Council, imposing new requirements for candidates to qualify to run in Iran’s June 2021 presidential…
Iran’s Fingerprints Are All Over Anti-American, Anti-Israeli, and Anti-Arab Terrorism Across the Middle East
republicanleader.senate.gov –U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Iran: “The…
Iran Urged To Stop Jailing, Harassing Kurdish Journalists
RFL/RE - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is urging Iran to stop its imprisonment and harassment of Kurdish journalists…
U.S. Names Russia, Iran Among Worst Abusers Of Religious Rights, Slams ‘Genocide’ Against Uyghurs In China
RFL/RE - The U.S. State Department has accused China of committing "genocide" against Muslim Uyghurs and other religious minorities in…
The Return of Ahmadinejad: What is Iran’s Populist Demagogue Trying to Prove?
Iranwire - Yesterday Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran’s former president from 2005 to 2013, arrived flanked by his entourage and crowds of…