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Month: May 2021

Iranian political prisoner Soheil Arabi faces new charges and trial

Iran-HRM - Iranian political prisoner Soheil Arabi was taken into arraignment through a video conference on Monday for a new…

Iran’s Quds Force chief says Israelis should ‘return’ to US, Europe

Al-Arabia - Israelis should leave Israel and “return to their homes” in the United States and Europe, the commander of…

Iran’s Rohani Congratulates Assad On Syria Election Victory

RFL/RE - Iranian President Hassan Rohani has congratulated Syria's Bashar al-Assad on winning a fourth seven-year presidential term in an…

False Promises and a Forced Confession: A Former Kurdish Activist Held Hostage by Iran

Iranwire - In April, authorities handed down a 40-year jail sentence to Kurdish political prisoner Mohammad Moradi on charges of…

“He Thought We’d be Safe if he Died”: Family Reveals British-Iranian’s Suicide Attempts in Prison

Iranwire - Ward 4 of Iran’s notorious Evin Prison is reserved for people charged with security-related and espionage offences –…

Iranian Tanker Seized by Indonesia Is Released After 4 Months

VOA - An Iranian-flagged tanker seized by Indonesia in January over the suspected illegal transfer of oil has been released,…

IAEA chief: Iran’s uranium enrichment now at levels of ‘countries making bombs’

timesofisrael - The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog has said Iran is enriching uranium to levels that only…

US Says Iranians Should be Free to Choose Own Leaders

VOA - The Biden administration has responded to Iran's mass disqualification of candidates for its upcoming presidential election by saying…

Salafis in Iranian Kurdistan

Radiozmaneh - In recent months, several assailants belonging to the Salafi fundamentalist groups in the Kurdistan province, Iran, have conducted…

Iranian Supreme Leader Backs Disqualification Of Key Presidential Candidates

RFL/RE - Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has expressed support for the Guardians Council's disqualification of prominent moderate candidates…