Iran-HRM — Iran’s judiciary chief, Death Commission Judge Ebrahim Raisi declared his candidacy on Saturday for next month’s presidential election. “I have come as an independent to the stage to make changes in the executive management of the country and to fight poverty, corruption, humiliation and discrimination,” Raisi was quoted as saying in a statement by local media. Appointed by …

Iranwire – IranWire has received a four-minute, nine-second audio recording of the charges read against and execution of four generals acting under the Shah in the immediate aftermath of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Those killed were General Nematollah Nassiri, the then-head of Savak (the Shah’s secret police), General Mehdi Rahimi, commander of Tehran Police and Tehran’s then-military commander, General Reza Naji, …

Iranwire – A number of Iranian athletes, coaches and sports veterans have disavowed a statement in support of Ebrahim Raeesi that was attributed to them by a hardline news website. Jahan News, a conservative-aligned media outlet, claimed on Monday, May 10 that a group of sporting champions and bosses had issued a joint call for Iran’s chief justice to run …

Iranwire – The Statistical Center of Iran published its  Iranian Labor Force Census for the Persian calendar year 1399 on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. The report suggest that for the first time in the last 15 years, the unemployment rate has reached single digit-figures and now stands at 9.6 percent. The decrease in the unemployment rate in 2020-2021 has made headlines in Iranian …

Iran-HRM – A revolutionary court in Iran has sentenced a Baha’i woman to eight years in prison on the charge of forming a group to empower women. According to the verdict issued by Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran, presided over by Judge Afshari, Atsa Ahmadai Rafsanjani has been sentenced to four years for ““formation of a group …

Iran-HRM – Health fears for jailed activist Saba Kord Afshari on hunger strike Jailed women’s rights activist, Saba Kord Afshari went on hunger strike since May 8, to protest the regime’s increasing pressure on the families of political prisoners, including her mother, Raheleh Ahmadi, who is also in prison. She demands that her mother be released from Evin Prison. The …

VOA – The two main contenders to become Iranian president, hardline judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi and former parliament speaker Ali Larijani, registered on Saturday to run in next month’s election.The June 18 election to determine a successor to President Hassan Rouhani is seen as a test for the country’s clerical rulers.Raisi is a 60-year-old mid-ranking cleric in Iran’s Shi’ite Muslim …

Iran Human Rights – In the last week, reports have been circulating on social media about the murder of a gay young man called Ali Fazeli Monfared (known as Alireza). And while there are no credible reports on the details, motives of perpetrators of the murder, it has opened debate about the lack of adequate protective laws and lack of …

newsweek.com – The Biden administration is considering easing sanctions on the Iranian regime before reaching a nuclear agreement, a move that would only jeopardize the national security interests of the U.S and its Middle East allies. The Iranian people also consider such a move to be dangerous. The Biden administration must maintain and even increase sanctions related to Iran’s support …

THE ART OF DECEPTION- THE LOBBYING BUSINESS OF IRAN Lobbying is a form of influential activity that exists in pretty much all governments around the world by paid special interest groups who hire expert professionals to argue or rather persuade governmental officials in specific legislation issues and decision-making processes. Although the lobbying activity is regarded as a lawful activity it …