Turkey, Iran to step up cooperation on Ankara-Damascus thaw
Al-Monitor - Turkey and Iran agreed to increase cooperation on Syria on Tuesday amid an ongoing thaw between Ankara and Damascus. Iran’s…
Month: January 2023
Thousands Demand EU Blacklisting Of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards
RFL/RE - Some 12,000 of members of the Iranian diaspora met from all over Europe on January 16 in the…
Iranian Journalist Handed Prison Sentence; Mother Decries “Tyranny”
Iranwire - An Iranian court has sentenced journalist Alireza Khoshbakht to six years in prison, her mother says, amid a…
“I Don’t Regret Losing My Eyesight,” Iranian Crackdown Victim Says
Iranwire - Elaheh Tavakolian is one of hundreds of Iranians who sustained severe eye injuries after being hit by pellets,…
Dozens Of Iranian Kurds Arrested Since Year’s Start, Group Says
Iranwire - Iranian authorities have arrested at least 96 ethnic Kurds during the first 15 days of the year, activists…
Iranian Woman Activist Describes “Horrific” Prison Conditions
Iranwire - An Iranian student and political activist who has recently been released from custody last week described the living…
Jailed Iranian American Launches Hunger Strike in Appeal to Biden
VOA - Iranian American Siamak Namazi has launched a seven-day hunger strike to call attention to his continued detention in…
Saleh Mirhashemi, accused in the “Khane Esfahan” case under the shadow false accusations
Iran-HRM - Saleh Mirhashemi Baltaghi, a 36-year-old karate champion and bodybuilding instructor from Isfahan, was arrested during nationwide protests on…
International Writers Groups Call for Release of Detained Iranian Writers
VOA - The American and Sydney Pen Associations have issued a joint statement calling for the release of Ali Asadollahi,…
Iran and Syria Set to Renew Long-Term Economic Agreement
VOA - Syria and key ally Iran agreed Saturday to renew an economic strategic arrangement between the two countries as…