Long-time Political Convict ‘Escapes From Prison’ in Tehran
Iranwire - Yesterday it was claimed that Farhad Salmanpour Zaheer, a political detainee since 2009 and recent whistleblower on a…
Month: August 2022
Two More Filmmakers Indicted in Iran
Iranwire - Two more filmmakers, Majid Barzegar and Mohsen Amir-Yousefi, have been summoned by a security agency and indicted with political charges, it emerged…
No ID? No School: Why 400,000 Iranian Children are Locked Out of Education
Iranwire - “All my grades are 20s [the highest grade in Iran’s education system]. I couldn’t breathe when they told…
Three Weeks in Iran: International Community Rejects Government Crackdown on Baha’is
Iranwire - Two-hundred Baha’is have been targeted in Iran in the past three weeks in a crackdown against the community…
Statements by Iranian Officials Who’ve Criticized the State’s Forced Hijab Policy
CHRI - As the government of President Ebrahim Raisi, a devoted soldier of unelected “supreme leader” Ali Khamenei, works to implement stricter…
Experts: Military Facilities Targeted by US in Syria Were Vital for Iran
VOA — Targets in Syria hit by U.S. airstrikes earlier this week were critical facilities for Iranian-linked groups operating in the…
The Takeaway: US responds to Iran proposal but gaps remain
Al-Monitor - The United States and Iran are inching closer to re-entering the nuclear agreement after more than 16 months…
Corruption Investigation Rocks Iran’s Largest Steelmaker, Pins Graft On Rohani Administration
RFL/RE - One of Iran's biggest cash cows, the Mobarakeh Steel Company, is reeling from the release of a lengthy…
Female Political Prisoners Ink Letter Deploring Conditions At Tehran’s Evin Prison
RFL/RE - A group of female political prisoners incarcerated in Iran's notorious Evin prison have published a letter expressing concern about the…
Iran Prepares to Take Out Israel – Right after Iran Deal Is Signed
gatestoneinstitute.org - The mullahs appear convinced that once the Biden administration capitulates completely to their demands for reviving the 2015…