Iranwire – The number of people emigrating from Iran has reached alarming levels, putting an even greater strain on the country’s struggling economy. Although once it was primarily people working in high-level specialist professions leaving the country, the recent exodus appears to be among people working in vocational industries. “Studies show that people who did not meet previous immigration standards are now …

Iranwire – Iranians are so strapped for cash and badly affected by Iran’s soaring inflation and high unemployment rates that they are unable to purchase a simple gift such as socks to celebrate Father’s Day. The vice president of the Tehran Knitwear and Socks Union announced that in previous years, people often chose socks as gifts for their fathers to celebrate the …

Iranwire – Iran-backed militia groups have been taking advantage of US taxpayers’ money by strategically aligning themselves to arms of the Iraqi security forces, the Pentagon has alleged. According to the Washington Free Beacon, the Pentagon’s inspector-general has told US congress that “officers sympathetic to Iranian or militia interests” are concentrated in the Iraqi Federal Police and the country’s Emergency Response Division, as well …

Iran-HRM – The family of Saba Sefidi, a Baha’icitizen, has repeatedly followed up on her status. Despite their efforts, the family has not yet been informed of the reasons for Ms. Sefidi’s arrest, her condition, or whereabouts. Since her arrest 33 days ago, Ms. Sefidi remains in detention, and no other information is available. She was arrested on January 11, …

Iran-HRM – Prisoner of conscience Yousef Mehrad began a hunger strike on Thursday, February 10. Mr. Mehrad is a prisoner confined in Arak Prison. His hunger strike is in protest over prison officials’ failure to let him exercise his right to make or receive phone calls while in prison. Previously, Mr. Mehrad’s defense attorney, Mohammad Arman, announced that the Supreme …

CHRI – Amid an intensifying campaign of political repression in Iran, state authorities have been summoning, detaining, and imprisoning peaceful labor rights activists and a journalist in various cities throughout the country. A lawyer who has represented several labor activists could also soon be sent to prison for doing her job. On April 26, 2022, Branch 16 of the Appeals Court in …

Al-Monitor – Iranian negotiators have presented “new solutions” to settle “the remaining issues” in Vienna, reported the IRNA news agency, echoing the official stance of the government of hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi. The latest round of talks resumed last week in the Austrian capital, where Tehran and world powers have engaged in intense diplomacy to reinstate the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. …

Al-Arabia – Iran forces and militias backed by Tehran posed an increased threat to US troops in Syria during the last quarter of 2021, a report from the Pentagon said. Iran-aligned militias also continued to pose a threat to US personnel in Iraq during the quarter, according to the report, which describes US government activities in support of Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) …

Iranwire – The Iran-China 25-year cooperation deal has made headlines over the past few years, sparking public anger in Iran and prompting concerns overseas. But the disquiet was not limited to critics of the regime. The Iranian think-tank Resistance Economy has published a new article on the possible long-term ramifications of the deal, entitled Explaining China’s Debt Trap Diplomacy and Doctrines for …

Iranwire – The Panel of Experts on Yemen is a United Nations group monitoring the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 2140, which amongst other things banned arms exports to the country. The group recently published its latest periodic update online, in which Iran and the government of Iran are mentioned some 43 times. The panel notes that the Islamic Republic …