Iran intelligence embarks on a spree of arrests in Baneh, Kurdistan
Iran-HRM - Agents of the Ministry of Intelligence have launched a spree of arrests of the residents of Baneh, in…
Month: November 2021
Iran negotiator says goal in Vienna is to undo ‘illegal sanctions’
Al-Monitor - An Iranian diplomat said today that his country’s goal during upcoming nuclear discussions is to remove sanctions. “The…
‘I Had No Idea What Was To Come’: Iran’s Former Empress Opens Up About Prerevolutionary Memoir
RFL/RE - Former empress Farah Pahlavi first published her memoirs two years before the events of 1979 collapsed her world,…
Two Arrested During Nationwide Protests Calling for Better Education
Iranwire - Two teachers have been arrested in Tehran during nationwide rallies calling for better education and for the rights of educators…
Anti-Vax Qom Scholars Protest Outside Shia Clerics’ Houses
Iranwire - At a time when the officially-recorded death toll from Covid-19 in Iran is still at more than 100 a day,…
Christian Converts Jailed in Bushehr
Iranwire - Two Christian converts have been ordered to start serving prison sentences in Bushehr, southwestern Iran. Article 18, a London-based…
Aban Tribunal: Shock Day 2 Testimonies Reveal Scope of State Violence
Iranwire - Young Iranians, shot in the heads and necks by police firing birdshot and live ammunition. Children hauled out…
Prisoners are dealt with as slaves in the Central Prison of Karaj
Iran-HRM - Prisoners are dealt with as slaves by the authorities of the Central Prison of Karaj, said a prisoner released…
Iran Rights Lawyer: Judicial Process is a “Means to Settle Political Scores”
CHRI - One of the few remaining defense lawyers in Iran willing to take on human rights cases, Nasser Zarafshan is an…
Iran deports thousands of Afghan refugees, UN agency says
Al-Monitor - Iran is deporting thousands of Afghan refugees who fled the Taliban, including more than 28,000 in the last…