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Month: January 2023

US Says it Intercepted Iranian Weapons Bound for Yemen

VOA - The U.S. Navy said Tuesday it intercepted a shipment of assault rifles last week bound for Yemen that…

Charlie Hebdo Doubles Down on Iran Leader Cartoons

VOA - French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo doubled down on its ridicule of Iran's religious rulers on Tuesday, with fresh cartoons of…

Mohammad Ghobadlou under the shadow of execution, save him

Iran-HRM - Mohammad Ghobadlou, a resident of Parand in Tehran, was born on January 1, 2001. He is one of…

Iran Protests: At Least 44 Defense Attorneys Arrested Since September

CHRI – While the Islamic Republic has been gunning down and executing street protesters, it has also been arresting defense attorneys—at…

Iran doubles down, rolls out tougher hijab punishments

Al-Monitor - The office of Iran's prosecutor-general issued a series of new directives Tuesday to the country's police to act "decisively"…

Iran sentences another protester to death amid ongoing crackdown

Al-Arabia - A court in northern Iran has sentenced another man to death for participating in protests sparked by the…

Iranian Lawyer Charged After Reporting Client Was Tortured

RFL/RE - An Iranian lawyer who reported on the torture of his client by security agents has been charged for…

U.S. Says Iran May Be ‘Contributing’ To War Crimes In Ukraine

RFL/RE - The United States said on January 9 that Iran's sale of lethal drones to Russia for use in…

Iranian Sports Journalist Handed 18-Year Prison Sentence, Wife Says

Iranwire - An Iranian court has sentenced prominent sports journalist Ehsan Pirbornash to 18 years in prison, his wife says,…

UN Rights Chief Says Iran Executions Amount to ‘State Sanctioned Killing’

VOA - U.N. human rights chief Volker Türk said Tuesday Iran is violating international human rights law with its execution…