Iran Protest Crackdown: 19-Year-Old Handed Capital Punishment
Iranwire - An Iranian court sentenced a 19-year-old protester to death on December 20 on the charge of “waging war…
Month: December 2022
U.K. Says Russia To Give Iran Military Components In Exchange For Drones
Iranwire - British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace has said that Russia plans to give Iran “advanced military components” in exchange…
Members Of UN Probe On Iran Protest Crackdown Appointed
Iranwire - The head of the UN’s top human rights body has appointed the members of the recently established fact-finding…
Iran’s Quds Force Commander Warns Critical Journalists Amid Protest Crackdown
Iranwire - The commander Iran’s elite Quds Force has said that all journalists who have been critical to the clerical…
Shiraz Baha’i Arrested as Crackdown Continues
Iranwire - Iranian police arrested a member of Iran’s persecuted Baha'i religious minority on December 10, IranWire understands. Armed agents raided…
Iranian Minister Says Spoke to Saudi Counterpart at Jordan Conference
VOA - Iran's foreign minister said on Wednesday he spoke with his Saudi counterpart on the sidelines of a conference…
Oscar-winning Iranian Filmmaker Backs Jailed Actor Alidoosti
VOA - Iranian director Asghar Farhadi on Tuesday urged the release of Taraneh Alidoosti, who has starred in four of…
Rishi Sunak sends strong message to Iran over “abhorrent” treatment of protesters
standard.co.uk - Rishi Sunak has said he is “increasingly concerned” about Iran’s behaviour after the country’s security forces launched a brutal crackdown…
Iran: Death Sentences and Imprisonment Used to Crush Dissent in Film and Theatre Industries
CHRI – The sentencing of theater actor Hossein Mohammadi to death in Iran after a show trial, and the arbitrary…
Iran releases dissident after three months in prison: Brother
Al-Arabia - Iranian authorities have released one of the country’s best known dissidents after he spent three months in jail…