Iran Arrests Swedish Tourist in Suspected Hostage-Taking
Iranwire - Another Swedish citizen has been newly arrested in Iran in the latest sign the Iranian regime may be…
Month: May 2022
HRW Urges Iran to Release Teachers Arrested in Crackdown
VOA - Iran has arrested almost 40 teachers nationwide leading up to and since May 1 protests, Human Watch Rights…
Human Rights Defender in Dire Condition
HRW - Imprisoned human rights defender Behnam Mousivand has been hospitalized at Taleghani hospital in Tehran since April 29, the…
Sinjar becomes latest flashpoint for Iran-Turkey tensions in Iraq
Al-monitor - Clashes between Iraqi security forces and a Yazidi militia known as the Shingal Resistance Units (YBS) may represent…
No Place For Converts: Iran’s Persecuted Christians Struggle To Keep The Faith
RFL/RE - Ali Shahvari grew up in a traditional and religious Muslim family in Iran. He was devoted to his…
US State Department Sizes Up Assad Family’s Known Wealth
Iranwire - At the end of April the US State Department published a report by Congress that revealed the net worth, as…
Dust Storms and Drought in Iran’s Khuzestan Made Worse by Decades of Populist Planning
Iranwire - Schools, universities, government offices and banks have closed their doors in the southwestern province of Khuzestan due to…
Activist on Hunger Strike at Death’s Door, Friends in Iran Warn
Iranwie - Behnam Mousivand, a jailed Iranian human rights advocate who went on hunger strike two weeks ago, has now…
Ten Weeks Into Russia-Ukraine War, Iran’s Supermarkets are Running Out of Cooking Oil
Iranwire - Supermarkets in the Iranian capital are receiving less than half the supply of cooking oil they stocked before…
Iran: Release Detained Teacher Activists
(HRW) – Iranian authorities have increased their crackdown against teachers organizing for their rights, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities should…