Political activist Keyvan Samimi arrested and sent to Semnan Prison
Iran-HRM - The lawyer of former political prisoner Keyvan Samimi said that his client was arrested after going to forensic…
Month: May 2022
Iran nuclear deal back in play after EU envoy’s visit
Al-Monitor - While in Tehran last week, the European Union’s chief nuclear negotiator, Enrique Mora, meeting with senior Iranian officials,…
Worst Fears Of Iranian Dissidents In Afghanistan Realized After Arrests, Killing
RFL/RE - After the U.S.-led invasion in 2001, Afghanistan became an unlikely refuge for a small number of dissidents from…
Iran Takes More Foreign Hostages; Biden Administration, EU Stay Silent
gatestoneinstitute.org - "[T]here are extensive, vague and arbitrary grounds in Iran for imposing the death sentence, which quickly can turn…
President’s Father-in-Law Demands People Act on Lack of Hijab
Iranwire - Ahmah Alam al-Hoda, the notoriously misogynist Friday Imam of Mashhad, has used yet another Friday sermon to rail…
Pro-Iran Fake News Factories ‘Leveraging Russia’s War’: Cybersecurity Firm
Iranwire - Iranian and pro-Islamic Republic propaganda channels are not just praising Putin's war on Ukraine but "leveraging" it to promote their…
Two French Unionists Accused of Spying in Iran
Iranwire - On May 11, the final day of a visit by EU envoy Enrique Mora, Iran’s Intelligence Ministry announced that two…
The Politics of Iran’s ‘Forbidden Names’
VOA - On February 14, the Marand High Court in Iran's northern province of East Azerbaijan ruled that a newborn…
Iran: Arrests Amid Economic Protests
(HRW) – Iranian authorities have arrested several prominent activists on baseless accusations amid labor union strikes and ongoing protests against rising prices,…
Iran’s Security Forces Clash With Anti-Government Protesters in Several Provinces
VOA - Iranian security forces fired live rounds and tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters in several provinces on Thursday,…